HOUSE BILL 348

Sponsored By:

Delegates Petzold, Bronrott, Barkley, Brown, Bobo, Burns, Cane, Cryor, D. Davis, Franchot, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Hutchins, Kagan, Kopp, Leopold, Mandel, Menes, Morhaim, Pitkin, Rudolph, Sophocleus, and Stern

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 mobile home; establishing a maximum penalty for a violation of the Act; and defining terms.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/5

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

2/8

Re-assigned Judiciary

2/16

Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.

3/25

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Anthony Brown, District 25

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -see also- DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING

BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK

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