2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 417

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving
Sponsored By:
Delegates Conway, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Levy, Malone, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Sossi, Walkup, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Fatality or Life-Threatening Injury - Tests for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances

Synopsis:

Requiring a person to submit to specified tests for alcohol, drugs, or controlled dangerous substances if detained by a police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person contributed to causing a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of, or life-threatening injury to, another person.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/27
First Reading Judiciary
2/8
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACCIDENTS
CHEMICAL TESTS
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
DRIVERS' LICENSES
DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
HEARINGS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Transportation
( 16-205.1 , 16-205.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered