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2011 SESSION
SB 770 Underage drinking and driving; punishable as Class 1 misdemeanor.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | 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 HB 1407.
FULL TEXT
- 12/08/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100264D pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB770ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0134) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/08/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100264D
- 12/08/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/11 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/17/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/11 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/20/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 01/20/11 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/11 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 House: Read second time
- 02/24/11 House: Read third time
- 02/24/11 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/24/11 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB770ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/15/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 134 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/15/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0134)