CHAPTER NUMBER: 427
File Code: Motor Vehicles - Drunk Driving
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 151/95 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 277
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Campbell, Harkins,
Kach, Bonsack, Jacobs, Brinkley, M. Burns, Edwards, Hutchins, Getty,
Owings, Snodgrass, and Stup
- 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.
House Action
- 7/26
- Pre-filed
- 1/10
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/17
- Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 1/23
- Hearing cancelled
- 2/1
- Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/15
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- 3/30
- Returned Passed
- 5/14
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 427
Senate Action
- 3/18
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/3
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/1
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate James W. Campbell, District 42
- Delegate Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, District 34
- Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
- Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
- Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
- Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
- Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
- 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
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 581579/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1996 at: 10:54
Status: Adopted