HOUSE BILL 1156

Sponsored By:

Delegates Dwyer, Anderson, Barnes, Beidle, Boteler, Bronrott, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Heller, Hubbard, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Wood

Entitled:

Victims' Rights - Fatal Vehicular Accident - Suspension of License

Synopsis:

Authorizing a victim's representative to be present at a specified administrative hearing concerning a fatal vehicular accident; authorizing a victim's representative to make an oral statement or submit a written statement for consideration at a specified administrative hearing concerning a fatal vehicular accident; and authorizing the Administration to suspend a license of a person who is convicted of a moving violation that contributed to an accident resulting in the death of an individual.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/17

First Reading Judiciary

2/16

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

3/22

Favorable Report by Judiciary

3/21

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/22

Third Reading Passed (140-0)

4/9

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/25

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/12

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/9

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Simonaire) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/20

Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21

Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate William J. Frank, District 42

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B

Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31

Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19

Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B

Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A

Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B

Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A

Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A

Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31

Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B

Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A

Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

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

Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Accidents

Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.

Drivers` Licenses

Hearings

Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of

Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.

Motor Vehicle Administration

Notices

Traffic Regulation

Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Transportation

( 12-206.1 , 16-206 , 16-206 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Judiciary

Senate

Judicial Proceedings

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 22, 2010: Third Reading Passed (140-0)

Senate

April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed (45-0)