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2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 294

AN ACT PROHIBITING OPEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINERS IN MOTOR VEHICLES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on April 9, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prohibit the possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in the passenger area of a motor vehicle while that motor vehicle is on any highway in this state.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

7 co-sponsors

Andrea L. Stillman, Donald J. DeFronzo, Judith G. Freedman, Leonard A. Fasano, Edith G. Prague, Gayle S. Slossberg, Andrew M. Maynard

In the House of Representatives

    27 co-sponsors

    Tom Reynolds, Themis Klarides, Mary G. Fritz, John H. Frey, Beth Bye, Michael P. Lawlor, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Diana S. Urban, Henry J. Genga, Joseph S. Mioli, Kim Fawcett, Steven T. Mikutel, Lawrence G. Miller, Christel H. Truglia, Lile R. Gibbons, Penny Bacchiochi, Peter F. Villano, Mary M. Mushinsky, Frank N. Nicastro Sr., Joan A. Lewis, Stephen D. Dargan, Elizabeth B. Ritter, Steve Fontana, Deborah W. Heinrich, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Richard Roy, Russell A. Morin

    Its course

    February 20 to April 9, 2008, 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 action16 actions on 9 days

    In the SenateFeb 20 to Apr 9 · stopped49 days

    Transportation CommitteeFeb 20 to Mar 615 days

    Public Safety and Security CommitteeMar 28 to Apr 36 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 9 to Apr 9 · stopped0 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 Feb 20 – Apr 9

    1. Feb 20Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
    2. Feb 21Heard in Transportation Committee
    3. Mar 6Transportation Committee recommended it
    4. Mar 28Sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
    5. Apr 3Public Safety and Security Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 9Sent to Judiciary Committee
    All 16 actions, as published
    1. Feb 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 21PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    4. Mar 6Joint FavorableBoth houses
    5. Mar 14REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 20FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 20SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 20FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Mar 28REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. Apr 3Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 3FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 3NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. Apr 9REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate