2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 179

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving Prior Year Introduction As: SB 656/99 - JPR
Sponsored By:
Senators Lawlah, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Roesser, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Alcoholic Beverages - Open Containers

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from keeping a container in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle while that vehicle is on a highway or right-of-way if the container contains alcohol and has had its seal broken or its contents partially removed; providing that the Act does not prohibit a person other than the driver from possessing an open alcoholic container in a bus, Class B (for hire) vehicle, or the living quarters of a motor home; establishing a maximum penalty for a violation of the Act; and defining terms.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/19
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/7
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -see also- AB-BY SUBD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
HIGHWAYS
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
PENALTIES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Transportation
( 21-905 , 27-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered