File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 417/06 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Conway, Barkley, Bohanan, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Gaines,
Griffith, Jones, Levy, Mathias, Proctor, and Rudolph
- Entitled:
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Vehicle Laws - Fatality or Life-Threatening Injury - Tests for Alcohol, Drugs,
or Controlled Dangerous Substances
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.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
- Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
- Delegate James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38B
- Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
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- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Transportation
- (
16-205.1 ,
16-205.1
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered