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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 5553

AN ACT CONCERNING SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS.

Became law as Public Act 12-178, signed June 15, 2012, 85 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Revise the penalty for a third conviction of operating a motor vehicle under the influence to allow reinstatement of an operator's license after two years with lifetime installation and maintenance of an approved ignition interlock device, (2) provide conformity for the victim impact panel program fees by amending one reference to such fee to reflect the amount of seventy-five dollars, and (3) permit persons who were eligible to participate in the Department of Motor Vehicles treatment and assessment program that was repealed effective January 1, 2012, to complete participation in such program and seek reinstatement of an operator's license or nonresident operating privilege in accordance with the requirements of the program that were in effect December 31, 2011, and establish a similar optional program for new offenders.

Sponsors

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

Its course

March 22 to June 15, 2012, 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 action27 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 22 to May 443 days

Judiciary CommitteeMar 22 to Apr 211 days

Transportation CommitteeApr 23 to Apr 263 days

In the SenateMay 4 to May 95 days

Waiting to be sentMay 9 to Jun 123 days

With the GovernorJun 1 to Jun 1514 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 4 · Adopted May 9

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 22 – May 4

  1. Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
  2. Heard in Judiciary Committee
  3. Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. Sent to Transportation Committee
  5. Transportation Committee recommended it
  6. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  7. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

In the Senate May 4 – May 9

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

To the Governor May 30 – Jun 15

  1. Numbered Public Act 12-178
  2. Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. Signed by the Governor
All 27 actions, as published