2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 256

CHAPTER NUMBER: 462 File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 345
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bronrott, Barve, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cadden, Clagett, Cole, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, V. Jones, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Owings, Paige, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stern, Stocksdale, and Turner
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injury or Death - Penalties

Synopsis:

Establishing specified felonies for a person involved in a vehicular accident resulting in serious bodily injury to or death of another who leaves the scene of the accident if the person knew or reasonably should have known that the accident might result in serious bodily injury to or death of another person and serious bodily injury or death actually occurred; providing for specified penalties for felonies under the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/22
First Reading Judiciary
1/23
Hearing 2/5 at 2:30 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/14
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
3/29
Returned Passed
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 462
Senate Action
3/15
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/28
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
CIRCUIT COURTS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
DISTRICT COURTS
JURISDICTION
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
PENALTIES
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 4-301 , 4-301 , 4-302 )
Transportation
( 20-102 , 27-101 , 27-113 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 662814/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 12, 2002   at: 12:05 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 14, 2002: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
March 30, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)