File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Kelley, Boozer, Kasemeyer, Collins, Della, Forehand, Stone,
Hughes, Colburn, Craig, Hollinger, Amoss,
Sfikas, Jimeno, and the President (Administration)
- Entitled:
-
Motor Vehicles - Penalties - Multiple Violations -
Serious Physical Injury or Death
Increasing the penalties that may be imposed on a person who commits
at least two violations of specified provisions of the Motor Vehicle
Law in connection with a single traffic incident that results in the
death of or serious physical injury to another person; and prohibiting
the State's Attorney from seeking increased penalties under the Act
unless the State's Attorney provides notice to the defendant at least
15 days before trial in a circuit court or 5 days before trial in
District Court.
Senate Action
- 1/27
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/29
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Boozer) Adopted
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Boozer) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/17
- Third Reading Passed (43-3)
House Action
- 3/18
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Administration
- Senator William H. Amoss, District 35
- Senator F. Vernon Boozer, District 9
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator David R. Craig, District 34
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
- President of the Senate
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ACCIDENTS
- DEATH -see also- WRONGFUL DEATH
- MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK
- NOTICES
- PENALTIES
- STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Transportation
- (
27-101 ,
27-101
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 048645/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1997 at: 10:25
Status: Adopted
- Number: 392195/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1997 at: 10:25
Status: Adopted