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2007 SESSION
SB 471 DUI of alcohol or drugs; term inference replaces presumption relating to alleged offense.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Alcohol or drug content of blood. Changes the term "rebuttable presumption" to "inference" in DUI, drunk boating, and commercial DUI statutes. Under current law, if an accused has a certain blood alcohol or drug level it is presumed that he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the alleged offense, and this bill changes the term "presumed" to "inferred."
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061242134 pdf
- 02/14/06 Senate: Printed as engrossed 061242134-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061242134
- 01/11/06 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/06 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/06 Senate: Read second time
- 02/14/06 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/14/06 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB471E
- 02/14/06 Senate: Printed as engrossed 061242134-E
- 02/14/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/06 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/06 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/15/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/06 House: Read first time
- 02/15/06 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/06 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 03/01/06 House: Continued to 2007 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 12/08/06 House: Left in Courts of Justice