Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 36(a) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ACT INSTITUTING THE COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002
Date filed
May 26, 2003
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6044, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 36(a) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ACT INSTITUTING THE COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002 | |
| ABSTRACT : This measure seeks to limit the applicability of the mandatory drug-test requirement for applicants of a driver's license to persons/drivers who figured in at least two vehicular accidents within the year immediately preceding such application/ren ewal of driver's license. The fact that a person/driver figured in at least two vehicular accidents within a year somehow casts a doubt on whether or not he used the prohibited drug while driving. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESPINA, GERARDO S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2003-05-26 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (077 ) | 2. Amin (077 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS DRUGS ON 2003-06-03 |
Abstract
"This measure seeks to limit the applicability of the mandatory drug-test requirement for applicants of a driver's license to persons/drivers who figured in at least two vehicular accidents within the year immediately preceding such application/ren ewal of driver's license. The fact that a person/driver figured in at least two vehicular accidents within a year somehow casts a doubt on whether or not he used the prohibited drug while driving."
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