2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 488

CHAPTER NUMBER: 458
EMERGENCY BILL File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
Sponsored By:
Delegates Davis, Anderson, Aumann, Beitzel, Boteler, Cardin, Carter, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, George, Griffith, Haddaway, Jennings, Lafferty, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, Norman, Shewell, Smigiel, Stein, Stocksdale, and Weir
Entitled:
Motor Vehicle Accident Reports - Access

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person who is not a lawyer, for personal gain, from accessing a motor vehicle accident report for the purpose of soliciting another person to sue or to retain a lawyer to represent the other person; providing for a penalty; repealing specified provisions of law; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/30
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/6
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/7
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 458

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Ron George, District 30
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Accidents
Attorneys
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
Penalties
Privacy
Reports
Solicitation

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Business Occupations and Professions
( 10-604 , 10-606 )
Transportation
( 20-110 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Attorney General Letter (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 972813/01     Offered on: March 4, 2008   at: 10:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 268272/01     Offered on: April 5, 2008   at: 2:32 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 6, 2008: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (45-0)