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2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 63

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TIMING OF TESTS FOR BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS IN OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE CASES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 4, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require that in a criminal prosecution for drunken driving any test for blood alcohol levels not commenced within two hours be established as reliable by expert witness testimony and delete the requirement in an administrative per se hearing that a test for blood alcohol levels be commenced within two hours of operation.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Toni Boucher

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Frank N. Nicastro Sr., Joseph C. Serra

    Its course

    February 15 to May 4, 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 action20 actions on 11 days

    In the SenateFeb 15 to May 277 days

    Public Safety and Security CommitteeFeb 15 to Mar 115 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 10 to Apr 177 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 2 to May 4 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 2

    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 15 – May 2

    1. Feb 15Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
    2. Feb 24Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
    3. Mar 1Public Safety and Security Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 10Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 17Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. May 2The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    7. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 4

    1. May 4Arrived in the House of Representatives
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Feb 15REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 24PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 1Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 12REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 19FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 19SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 19FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 10REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. Apr 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 18NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 18FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. May 2SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. May 2SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. May 2ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    19. May 4FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    20. May 4HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives