2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 280

CHAPTER NUMBER: 127 File Code: Alcoholic Beverages - Statewide Bills Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 517
Sponsored By:
Senators Ruben, Forehand, Hollinger, Jacobs, Kramer, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Alcoholic Beverages - Removal of a Partially Consumed Bottle of Wine from a Licensed Premises

Synopsis:

Allowing a person who purchases at a licensed premises a meal and a bottle of wine, the contents of which are partially consumed with the meal, to remove the bottle and its contents from the licensed premises under specified circumstances; and stating that a bottle of wine under the Act is an "open container" for purposes of a specified provision of law concerning possession of alcohol in a motor vehicle.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/25
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/1
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/9
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Harris) Adopted
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/14
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
4/6
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/15
First Reading Economic Matters
3/22
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/25
Signed by the Governor Chapter 127

Sponsored by:

Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -see also- AB-BY SUBD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
RESTAURANTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 2B Alcoholic Beverages
( 12-107.1 )
Criminal Law
( 10-123 , 10-125 )
Transportation
( 21-903 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 654532/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 10, 2006   at: 11:37 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 773126/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 10, 2006   at: 11:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 133791/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2006   at: 10:23 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 14, 2006: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
April 6, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (135-0)