Driver license, to provide additional circumstances in which an expert witness may give expert testimony, provide for add'l chemical tests that may be used to determine if a person was driving under the influence, to provide for who can draw blood, provide that a witness may provide testimony on the results of horizontal gaze nystagmus test, Secs. 12-21-160, 32-5-192, 32-5-200, 32-5A-194, 32-5A-300, 32-5A-301, 32-5A-302, 32-5A-303, 32-5A-304, 32-5A-306, 32-5A-307, 32-5A-308, 32-6-49.13 am'd.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 23, 2021
Signed May 17, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2021 · House May 17, 2021
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 32
Mar 11, 2021
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican24
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
0
Amendments
3
May 17, 2021
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2021-498.
upper
May 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Second House
upper
May 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1195
lower
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Faulkner first Substitute Offered
lower
May 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 538
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 537
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Orr Amendment Offered
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Orr
RRepublican
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