File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 944
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates McDermott and Cluster
- Entitled:
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Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired by a
Controlled Dangerous Substance - Penalty (Ava's Law)
Increasing the penalty for causing life-threatening injury as a result
of negligently driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or
vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
For explanation of terms
click here.
House Action
- 2/16
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 2/27
- Re-referred Judiciary
- 2/28
- Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/18
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/20
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- 4/2
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/22
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/30
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/2
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 434
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael A. McDermott, District 38B
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Accidents
- Boats and Ships
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
- Drunk and Drugged Driving
- Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
- Motor Vehicle Operation
- Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law
- (
3-211
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 20, 2012: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
- March 31, 2012: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
