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HB 1407 Underage drinking and driving; punishable as Class 1 misdemeanor.
Introduced by: Bill Janis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Punishment for underage drinking and driving; penalty. Provides that "zero tolerance" (0.02% BAC) underage drinking and driving is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Currently, the punishment is loss of license for six months and a fine of no more than $500. This bill provides that the punishment must include forfeiture of such person's license to operate a motor vehicle for a period of one year from the date of conviction and either a mandatory minimum fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service. This bill is identical to SB 770.
FULL TEXT
- 09/08/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100263D pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1407ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0683) pdf
HISTORY
- 09/08/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100263D
- 09/08/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/11 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 02/02/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/11 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/11 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/11 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1407ER)
- 02/22/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 683 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/26/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0683)