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Legislation


2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 855

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 550
Sponsored By:
Senators Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Haines, Jacobs, Jimeno, and Stone
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence

Synopsis:

Making it a misdemeanor for a person to cause the death of another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; establishing the circumstances under which a person is considered to act in a criminally negligent manner for purposes of the Act; establishing that it is not an offense under the Act for a person to cause the death of another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a negligent manner; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/8
First Reading Senate Rules
2/16
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
2/22
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House Action
3/26
First Reading Judiciary
3/29
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACCIDENTS
BOATS AND SHIPS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
MANSLAUGHTER
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
NEGLIGENCE -see also- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
PENALTIES
RAILROADS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law
( 2-210 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 168876/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2006   at: 3:56 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 25, 2006: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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