File Code: Motor Vehicles - Drunk Driving
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 151/95 - JUD
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 32  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Forehand and Kelley
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Crimes - Homicide or Life Threatening Injury - Motor Vehicle or
Vessel
 
Establishing the crimes of and penalties for causing a life
threatening injury by motor vehicle or vessel while intoxicated,
intoxicated per se, or under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a
controlled dangerous substance; establishing the crimes of and
penalties for homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while under the
influence of drugs or a controlled dangerous substance; increasing the
fine for homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while intoxicated from
$3,000 to $5,000; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/25
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 1/31
 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/13
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/14
 - Favorable
 -      Special Order 3/15 (Sen. Boozer) Adopted
 - 3/15
 - Favorable
 -      Special Order 3/18 (Sen. Boozer) Adopted
 - 3/18
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Sen. Boozer) Rejected
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/20
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/4
 - Senate Concur - House Amendment
 -      Third Reading Passed (43-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 - 5/23
 - Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
 
House Action
- 3/20
 - First Reading Judiciary
 -      Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/4
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/29
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/30
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - BOATS AND SHIPS
 - CHEMICAL TESTS
 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES, SENTENCES
 - DEATH -see also- WRONGFUL DEATH
 - DRIVERS' LICENSES
 - DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
 - MOTOR VEHICLES - GENERAL -see also- ABANDONED VEHICLES
 - PENALTIES
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 10-302 ,
 10-306 ,
 10-307 ,
 10-308 
)
 - Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
 - (
 388A ,
 388B ,
 388B 
)
 -   Transportation
 - (
 16-402 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 252586/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1996     at: 20:55
 Status: Rejected        
 - House 
 - Number: 211178/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1996      at: 10:46
 Status: Adopted