Allows county sheriffs the authority to enforce alcohol violations
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-4510 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS, TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY SHERIFF HAS THE SAME POWER AS A MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICER TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 13, CHAPTER 6, TITLE 61.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2019
Last action Feb 19, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2019
How they voted
33–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 38
Feb 28, 2019
D
Democratic14
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican23
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Feb 19, 2020
Committee
Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-1-4)
senate
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Turner (ch), Hutto, Talley, Cash, Harpootlian
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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