HOUSE BILL 20

Sponsored By:

Delegates Taylor, Vallario, Dewberry, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Hixson, and Rawlings

Entitled:

Vehicle Laws - Eluding Police - Penalties

Synopsis:

Making it a felony for a driver to elude police by willfully failing to stop and continuing into another state; increasing the penalty for attempting to elude police resulting in injury to another from not more than $3,000 or 3 years' imprisonment, or both, to $5,000 or 5 years' imprisonment, or both; and increasing the penalty for attempting to elude police resulting in the death of another from $5,000 or 5 years' imprisonment, or both, to $10,000 or 10 years' imprisonment, or both.

Legislative History

House Action

11/15

Pre-filed

1/8

First Reading Judiciary

Hearing 1/22 at 10:30 a.m.

2/3

Favorable Report by Judiciary

2/4

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

2/7

Third Reading Passed (123-5)

Senate Action

2/10

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/12

Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36

Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACCIDENTS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES

DISTRICT COURTS

JURISDICTION

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF

MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK

PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 4-301 , 4-302 )

Transportation

( 21-904 , 27-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)