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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 160

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving Prior Year Introduction As: SB 450/97 - JPR Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 361
Sponsored By:
Senators Ruben, Lawlah, Dyson, Forehand, Munson, Boozer, Blount, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Madden, McCabe, Roesser, Frosh, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, Currie, Middleton, Astle, Middlebrooks, Craig, Stoltzfus, Hogan, Hoffman, Conway, McFadden, and Fry
Entitled:
Drunk Driving - Intoxicated Per Se - Driving While Under the Influence

Synopsis:

Reducing the level of alcohol concentration required for a determination of driving while intoxicated per se from 0.10 to 0.08; reducing the level of alcohol concentration that will result in the suspension of a driver's license from 0.10 to 0.08; reducing the level of alcohol concentration that will result in the crimes of homicide or life threatening injury while intoxicated per se from 0.10 to 0.08; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/23
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/11
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator F. Vernon Boozer, District 9
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator David R. Craig, District 34
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Donald C. Fry, District 35
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks, District 32
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
CHEMICAL TESTS
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
DRIVERS' LICENSES
DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
EVIDENCE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 10-307 )
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 388A , 388B )
Transportation
( 11-127.1 , 16-205.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered
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