2009 Regular Session
Accidents
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 28
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Sossi
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study Traffic Accident Clearance Procedures
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Sunset Extension and Membership
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Simmons, Bronrott, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Montgomery, Riley, Rudolph, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach and Olszewski
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Bodily Injury or Death - Mandatory Arrest
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach and Olszewski
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic Citations
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, DeBoy, Hecht, Holmes, Levy, Love, Robinson, Weldon, and Wood
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Recklessly Contributing to an Accident in a Highway Work Zone - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) (Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol) and Delegates Dumais and Bronrott
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Testing of Drivers Involved in Fatal or Life-Threatening Accidents
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barnes and Frush (By Request)
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Reckless Endangerment - Use of a Motor Vehicle
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carr, Ali, Barkley, Bates, and Sossi
- Entitled
- State Highway Administration - Posting of Traffic Accident and Incident Information on Website
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bates, Barkley, Boteler, McComas, Miller, Myers, Robinson, Shewell, and Sossi
- Entitled
- Andrew's Law
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Eckardt, Anderson, Dumais, Frank, Haddaway, Krebs, McComas, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Fatigued Driving
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Smigiel, Dwyer, and Riley
- Entitled
- Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Disclosure of Coverage
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bartlett, Elliott, and Stull
- Entitled
- Study to Evaluate Strategies to Reduce Deer-Vehicle Collisions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Simmons
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Violations by Drivers Under the Age of 18 Years - Driver's License Suspensions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kipke
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Uninsured Motorists - Waiver of Right to Noneconomic Damages
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Norman, James, Jennings, McComas, Riley, and Stifler
- Entitled
- Rules of the Road - Duty to Remain at the Scene of an Accident - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dwyer, Barnes, Carter, G. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Olszewski, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Vallario
- Entitled
- Victims' Rights - Fatal Vehicular Accident - Suspension of License
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Norman
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Failure to Remain at the Scene of an Accident - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Dyson, Forehand, Jacobs, Madaleno, Mooney, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Violations by Drivers Under the Age of 18 Years - Driver's License Suspensions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) (Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol) and Senator Forehand
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Testing of Drivers Involved in Fatal or Life-Threatening Accidents
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators King, Astle, DeGrange, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Raskin, and Robey
- Entitled
- Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Sunset Extension and Membership
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Haines, Mooney, and Simonaire
- Entitled
- Crimes - Commission of Vehicular Manslaughter While Driver's License or Privilege Is Suspended or Revoked - Mandatory Minimum Sentence
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs, Astle, Colburn, Glassman, Greenip, Harris, Klausmeier, and Mooney
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Reckless Driving While License Is Suspended or Revoked - Penalty for Serious Bodily Injury
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
- Entitled
- Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety - Inspections
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Zirkin
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic Citations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Haines
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Driving While Under the Influence of Drugs or Controlled Dangerous Substances
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 866
Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pipkin
- Entitled
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Required Study
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Fatigued Driving
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
