SB 55 - Alcoholic Beverages; resealed partially consumed bottle of wine; uniform rules of the road
Current Status
04/11/08 - Senate Sent to Governor First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to wine, so as to authorize restaurant patrons to remove for off-premises consumption a resealed partially consumed bottle of wine that was purchased with a food item; to amend Article 11 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions of the uniform rules of the road, so as to provide that a resealed partially consumed bottle of wine that was purchased with a food item is not an open alcoholic beverage container for purposes of the prohibition against possessing an open container of alcohol in the passenger area of a motor vehicle; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Votes
Electronically Recorded Votes| Date | Time | Vote No | Yeas | Nays | NV | Exc | Description |
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| 02/28/2007 | 11:26AM | Senate Vote #102 | 048 | 004 | 001 | 003 | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE |
| 04/01/2008 | 11:59AM | House Vote #924 | 125 | 034 | 011 | 010 | PASS |
Status History
Bill History| Date | Action |
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| 01/26/2007 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 02/22/2007 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 02/27/2007 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 02/28/2007 | Senate Third Read |
| 02/28/2007 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 03/01/2007 | House First Readers |
| 03/19/2007 | House Second Readers |
| 03/20/2008 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 04/01/2008 | House Third Readers |
| 04/01/2008 | House Passed/Adopted |
| 04/11/2008 | Senate Sent to Governor |
