BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 5211: Drunk driver jurisdiction

Clarifying the jurisdiction over drunk drivers.

Summary

C Updates the general statutes on the jurisdiction of district and municipal courts to reflect a specific five-year period of jurisdiction over DUI cases granted to courts in 1998.
C Exempts the enforcement of ignition interlock orders from the jurisdictional time limit.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 56, Laws of 1999

IntroducedJan 15, 1999
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 12, 1999
Passed HouseApr 7, 1999
Governor
LawApr 20, 1999

Prime sponsor: Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38)
Introduced: January 15, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: April 20, 1999
Session law: Chapter 56, Laws of 1999
Companion bill: HB 1200
Budget: Has a fiscal note

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 12, 1999

Version voted on: SB 5211

44 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 4 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	24	0	1	2
Republican	20	0	0	2

How each member voted

Yea (44)

Absent (1)

Rosemary McAuliffe D-1

Excused (4)

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House · Final Passage

April 7, 1999

Version voted on: SB 5211

90 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 8 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	43	0	0	6
Republican	47	0	0	2

How each member voted

Yea (90)

Excused (8)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5211 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5211 (2025–26) DD parental caregivers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5211 (2023–24) Firearms/purchase & transfer · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5211 (2021–22) Tax increment financing · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5211 (2019–20) Animals/paramedic training · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5211 (2017–18) Adjudicative proceedings · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5211 (2015–16) Retiree return-to-work/PERS · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5211 (2013–14) Social networking accounts · Enacted · Chapter 330, Laws of 2013
SB 5211 (2011–12) Forest practice applications · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

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