2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 338

CHAPTER NUMBER: 2 File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving Prior Year Introduction As: HB 994/00 - JUD Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 4
Sponsored By:
Delegates Giannetti, Amedori, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Boutin, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Carlson, Cryor, Dembrow, Dypski, Eckardt, Elliott, Franchot, Glassman, Grosfeld, Hecht, Heller, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Leopold, Menes, Morhaim, Owings, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Ports, Riley, Rosso, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Evidence - Refusal to Submit to Test for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances

Synopsis:

Repealing a prohibition against an inference or presumption concerning guilt or innocence arising because of a person's refusal to submit to a specified test for alcohol, drugs, or controlled dangerous substances.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/29
First Reading Judiciary
2/7
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2/26
Favorable Report by Judiciary
2/27
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/1
Third Reading Passed (129-3)
4/2
Returned Passed
4/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 2
Senate Action
3/2
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHEMICAL TESTS
DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
EVIDENCE
Bill affects the following Statute:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 10-309 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 1, 2001: Third Reading Passed (129-3)
Senate
April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)