EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Astle and Pipkin
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Motor Vehicle Accident Reports - Access
 
Prohibiting a person, for personal gain, from accessing a specified
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 provisions of law concerning access
to and disclosure of a specified motor vehicle accident report; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/6
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 2/14
 - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/19
 - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/21
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/22
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 3/28
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/22
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 3/25
 - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/31
 - Favorable Report by Judiciary
 - 3/25
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/26
 - Third Reading Passed (138-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/13
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 457
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Accidents
 - Attorneys
 - Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
 - Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
 - Disclosure
 - General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.
 - Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
 - Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
 - Penalties
 - Reports
 - Solicitation
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Business Occupations and Professions
 - (
 10-604 ,
 10-606 
)
 -   Transportation
 - (
 20-110 
)
 
- 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):
 Senate
- Number: 348170/01     Offered on: March 21, 2008      at:
11:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 22, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- March 26, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (138-0)