SB 101 Increases penalties for knowingly allowing a minor to drink or possess alcohol or failing to stop a minor from drinking or possessing alcohol
Sponsor: Cunningham
LR Number: 0092S.01I Fiscal Notes
Committee: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Last Action: 1/10/2017 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Journal Page: S99
Title: Calendar Position:
Effective Date: August 28, 2017

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Current Bill Summary


SB 101 - Under current law, it is a Class B misdemeanor for a property owner to knowingly allow a person under the age of 21 to drink or possess intoxicating liquor or fail to stop a minor from drinking or possessing liquor. This act makes the offense a Class A misdemeanor. Any subsequent violation is a Class E felony. The offense is a Class B felony if the person under the age of 21 kills or injures another while intoxicated.

This act is identical to SCS/SB 614 (2016) and is similar to SCS/SB 30 (2015).

JOHN GRANA