Legislation

Title: Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers
Sponsored by: Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barkley, Conaway, Lee, Malone, Simmons, and Smigiel
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing a finder of fact to determine that a person with a specified alcohol concentration in the blood or breath who causes personal injury or wrongful death while driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle was acting with malice, and to award punitive damages under specified circumstances; etc.

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0574 Session: 2011 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2013

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2013 Legislative Date 2/08/2013 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2013 Legislative Date 2/08/2013 Action Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2013 Legislative Date 3/20/2013 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/07/2013	2/08/2013	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/08/2013	2/08/2013	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/19/2013	3/20/2013	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/08/2013	Text - First - Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers
3/20/2013	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary

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