IN SB0037 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Passed on April 13 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-13 - Public Law 38
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Passed on April 13 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-13 - Public Law 38
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Certifications concerning breath tests. Authorizes the department of toxicology (department) to publish certifications of breath test operators, breath test equipment and chemicals, and proper breath test administration techniques on its Internet web site. Provides that a certification published on the department's Internet web site and obtained from the department as an electronic record bearing an electronic signature: (1) is admissible in a proceeding involving the offense of operating a vehicle while intoxicated; and (2) constitutes prima facie evidence concerning the equipment used in administering a breath test, the technique used in administering the breath test, or the certification of the
Title
Certifications concerning breath tests. Authorizes the department of toxicology (department) to publish certifications of breath test operators, breath test equipment and chemicals, and proper breath test administration techniques on its Internet web site. Provides that a certification published on the department's Internet web site and obtained from the department as an electronic record bearing an electronic signature: (1) is admissible in a proceeding involving the offense of operating a vehicle while intoxicated; and (2) constitutes prima facie evidence concerning the equipment used in administering a breath test, the technique used in administering the breath test, or the certification of the
Sponsors
| Sen. Joseph Zakas [R] | Sen. Susan Glick [R] | Sen. Timothy Lanane [D] | Sen. Eric Koch [R] |
| Sen. Greg Taylor [D] | Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D] | Rep. Gregory Steuerwald [R] | Rep. David Ober [R] |
Roll Calls
2017-03-21 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-03-15 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2017-01-23 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-11 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-15 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2017-01-23 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-11 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-13 | Senate | Public Law 38 |
| 2017-04-13 | Senate | Signed by the Governor |
| 2017-04-12 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 2017-04-10 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
| 2017-03-27 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| 2017-03-22 | House | Returned to the Senate without amendments |
| 2017-03-21 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 278: yeas 96, nays 0 |
| 2017-03-20 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| 2017-03-16 | House | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
| 2017-02-28 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code |
| 2017-01-25 | Senate | Referred to the House |
| 2017-01-23 | Senate | Cosponsor: Representative Ober |
| 2017-01-23 | Senate | House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald |
| 2017-01-23 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 12: yeas 50, nays 0 |
| 2017-01-18 | Senate | Senators Koch, Taylor G, Randolph added as coauthors |
| 2017-01-18 | Senate | Senator Lanane added as third author |
| 2017-01-18 | Senate | Senator Glick added as second author |
| 2017-01-17 | Senate | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| 2017-01-12 | Senate | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
| 2017-01-03 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2017-01-03 | Senate | Authored by Senator Zakas |
