HOUSE BILL 417

Sponsored By:

Delegates Grosfeld, Amedori, R. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Billings, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Cryor, D. Davis, Dobson, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Getty, Giannetti, Gladden, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parrott, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Turner, and Zirkin

Entitled:

Homicide by Aggressive Driving

Synopsis:

Establishing the crime of homicide by aggressive driving for a person who causes the death of another person by driving a motor vehicle with a wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property or in a manner that indicates a wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property; establishing specified penalties; and providing for the assessment of 12 points by the Motor Vehicle Administration for a conviction of homicide by aggressive driving.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/3

First Reading Judiciary

2/16

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/22

Third Reading Passed (134-0)

4/3

House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments

House Requests Senate Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Delegates Montague, Griffith, and Gladden

Senate Action

3/23

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/2

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/4

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

4/5

Senate Refuses to Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Senators Hughes, Forehand, and Haines

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25

Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43

Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40

Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5

Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B

Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34

Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACCIDENTS

AGGRESSIVE DRIVING

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

DRIVERS' LICENSES

HOMICIDE -see also- MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER

MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.

PENALTIES

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 388D )

Transportation

( 16-402 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 112518/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2000   at: 8:42 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 668475/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2000   at: 11:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 22, 2000: Third Reading Passed (134-0)

Senate

April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)