CHAPTER NUMBER: 781
File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates M. Burns, Perry, Love, Conroy, Cadden, Schade, Menes,
O'Donnell, Bissett, Rzepkowski, Jacobs, Leopold, Petzold, Pitkin, and
Comeau
- Entitled:
-
Vehicle Laws - Accident Resulting in Bodily Injury or Death -
Penalties and Limitations
Altering the penalties that may be imposed under specified
circumstances for specified violations of the requirements that a
driver of a vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily
injury or death stop at the scene or return to and remain at the scene
under specified circumstances; and altering the period of limitation
for prosecution of specified offenses concerning accidents that result
in bodily injury or death.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- 4/9
- Return Passed
- 5/21
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 781
Senate Action
- 3/27
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/1
- Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/10
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/11
- Third Reading Passed (45-1)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate Phillip D. Bissett, District 30
- Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
- Delegate Michael G. Comeau, District 35A
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
- Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
- Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
- Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ACCIDENTS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK
- PENALTIES
- STATUTES OF LIMITATION
- TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-106
)
- Transportation
- (
20-102 ,
20-104 ,
27-101
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 011293/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1998 at:
4:44 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 26, 1998: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- Senate
- April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (45-1)
