2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 299

CHAPTER NUMBER: 499
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 261
Sponsored By:
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) (Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol) and Delegates Dumais, Bronrott, Lafferty, and Waldstreicher
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Alcoholic Beverages - Underage Individuals - Prohibitions and Penalties

Synopsis:

Prohibiting an individual under the age of 21 from consuming an alcoholic beverage; specifying exceptions; requiring that the individual be observed in possession of an alcoholic beverage in order to be stopped on suspicion of or charged with committing a specified offense; making the furnishing of an alcoholic beverage to an individual under the age of 21 a crime under specified circumstances; establishing penalties for violations of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/29
First Reading Judiciary
1/30
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/5
Third Reading Passed (136-3)
4/5
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Dumais, Waldstreicher, and Jennings
4/10
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (121-1)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/6
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/1
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 4/6 (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Adopted (31-16)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
4/8
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Stone, Haines, and Forehand
4/10
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 499

Sponsored by:

Speaker, The
Administration
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol, Task Force
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Alcoholic Beverages -see also- AB-By Subd; Substance Abuse
Citations
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Drivers` Licenses
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Motor Vehicle Administration
Penalties

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 10-113 , 10-114 , 10-115 , 10-116 , 10-117 , 10-118 , 10-119 , 10-120 , 10-121 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 212316/01     Offered on: March 3, 2009   at: 10:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 478776/01     Offered on: April 6, 2009   at: 8:51 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 733429/01     Offered on: April 6, 2009   at: 8:52 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents (Displayed in PDF Format):
Report Number: 133423/1     Offered on: April 13, 2009   at: 9:54 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 243220/1     Offered on: April 13, 2009   at: 9:54 p.m.     Status: Incomplete
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed (136-3)
April 10, 2009: Third Reading Passed (121-1)
Senate
April 2, 2009: Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {733429/1 Adopted (31-16)
April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 10, 2009: Third Reading Passed (44-0)