SENATE BILL 513

Sponsored By:

Senator Harris

Entitled:

Criminal Law - Altering the Results of a Drug or Alcohol Screening Test - Penalties

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person, with intent to defraud or alter the outcome of a drug or alcohol screening test, from altering bodily fluid, substituting a bodily fluid sample with another, or possessing or using a bodily fluid adulterant; prohibiting a person, with intent to defraud or alter the outcome of a drug or alcohol screening test, from selling, distributing, offering to sell or distribute, or transporting into the State, bodily fluids or bodily fluid adulterants; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/31

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/5

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/22

Third Reading Passed (45-1)

4/6

Returned Passed

4/22

Signed by the Governor Chapter 97

House Action

3/23

First Reading Judiciary

3/26

Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.

4/7

Favorable Report by Judiciary

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/3

Special Order next session (Delegate C. Davis) Adopted

4/4

Special Order later today (Delegate C. Davis) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate C. Davis) Rejected

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (111-12)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -see also- AB-BY SUBD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

CHEMICAL TESTS

CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- SUBSTANCE ABUSE

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law

( 10-111 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 468975/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 11:13 a.m.     Status: Adopted

House

Number: 373421/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2003   at: 10:40 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (45-1)

House

April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (111-12)