CHAPTER NUMBER: 468
File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 379/03 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Jacobs and
Forehand
- Entitled:
-
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Death or Life Threatening Injury -
Mandatory Tests
Requiring a person to submit to a specified number of tests as
directed by a police officer if the person is involved in a motor
vehicle accident that results in the death of, or a life threatening
injury to, another person and the police officer has reasonable
grounds to believe the person has been driving or attempting to drive
in violation of specified alcohol- or drug-related driving offenses;
etc.
Senate Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/19
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/11
- Returned Passed
- 5/26
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 468
House Action
- 3/19
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/26
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/12
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 4/9
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Vallario) Adopted (138-0)
- Third Reading Passed (140-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ACCIDENTS
- CHEMICAL TESTS
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
10-305
)
- Transportation
- (
16-205.1 ,
16-205.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 188073/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 17, 2004 at:
10:59 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- April 9, 2004: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Vallario) Adopted (138-0)
- April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
