2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 550

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 855
Sponsored By:
Delegates Simmons, Boschert, Cluster, Dumais, Elmore, Gutierrez, Impallaria, Kelley, Kelly, Krebs, Kullen, Lawton, Madaleno, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McMillan, Menes, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence

Synopsis:

Making it a misdemeanor for a person to cause the death of another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; establishing the circumstances under which a person is considered to act in a criminally negligent manner for purposes of the Act; establishing that it is not an offense under the Act for a person to cause the death of another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a negligent manner; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/1
First Reading Judiciary
2/15
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACCIDENTS
BOATS AND SHIPS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
MANSLAUGHTER
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
NEGLIGENCE -see also- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
PENALTIES
RAILROADS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law
( 2-210 )

Documents:

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