Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Transportation Committee on February 3, 2005. The 2005 session has ended.
2005 Regular Session
Senate Bill 718
AN ACT PROHIBITING OPEN CONTAINERS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN MOTOR VEHICLES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To prohibit drivers from having open liquor containers in their motor vehicles unless the beverage is in a location not readily accessible to the driver and passengers.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 21 to February 3, 2005, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 3 · stopped13 days
Transportation CommitteeJan 21 to Feb 3 · stopped13 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 21 – Feb 3
- Jan 21Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
- Feb 3Heard in Transportation Committee
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Jan 31Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses
- Feb 3PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses