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2005 SESSION

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HB 2655 Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; refusal to take blood or breath test, penalty.

Introduced by: Robert Hurt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Driving under the influence. Clarifies provisions in the driving under the influence laws, particularly in the refusal statute. The bill states that a first offense of refusual is a civil offense and that subsequent offenses are criminal. Procedures for charging a person with refusal are specified. A law-enforcement officer will have to read the refusal form only to persons who refuse to take a blood or breath test. This bill is identical to SB 1093.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 053831340  pdf
• 02/05/05  House: Committee substitute printed 053840340-H1  pdf
• 02/17/05  Senate: Committee substitute printed 055574340-S1  pdf
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2655ER)  pdf
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0840)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 053831340
• 01/12/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/04/05  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/05  House: Committee substitute printed 053840340-H1
• 02/05/05  House: Read first time
• 02/07/05  House: Read second time
• 02/07/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 053840340-H1
• 02/07/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2655H1
• 02/08/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/05  Senate: Committee substitute printed 055574340-S1
• 02/18/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/05  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/21/05  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 055574340-S1
• 02/21/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2655S1
• 02/21/05  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/23/05  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2655ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 840 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0840)