VA SB289 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-06 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-06 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; penalty. Provides that no person shall possess an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle upon a public highway of the Commonwealth in other than the manufacturer's unopened, original container. The bill punishes violators with a civil penalty of $25.
Title
Alcohol, open container; no person shall possess in passenger area of motor vehicle, civil penalty.
Sponsors
| Sen. Mamie Locke [D] |
Roll Calls
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N) (Y: 7 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-06 | Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N) | |
| 2012-01-10 | Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
| 2012-01-10 | Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103064D |
