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2007 SESSION

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HB 1984 Alcoholic beverage control; definition of public place and local authority.

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SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Alcoholic beverage control; definition of public place.  Amends the definition of public place for the purpose of the alcoholic beverage control laws to include a sidewalk adjoining any highway, street, or lane. The bill also provides that a local governing body may adopt an ordinance regulating the possession of opened alcoholic beverage containers on a sidewalk adjoining any public street.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078098382  pdf
• 01/23/07  House: Committee substitute printed 070897382-H1  pdf
• 03/08/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1984ER)  pdf
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0454)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/05/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078098382
• 01/05/07  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/10/07  House: Assigned GL sub: #3 ABC/Gaming (Gear)
• 01/23/07  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/07  House: Committee substitute printed 070897382-H1
• 01/24/07  House: Read first time
• 01/25/07  House: Read second time
• 01/25/07  House: Committee substitute agreed to 070897382-H1
• 01/25/07  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1984H1
• 01/26/07  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/29/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/29/07  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/09/07  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (10-Y 5-N)
• 02/09/07  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 02/14/07  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/07  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/20/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/21/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/22/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/07  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/07  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/07  House: Enrolled
• 03/08/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1984ER)
• 03/08/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 454 (effective 7/1/07)
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0454)