VA HB2327 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

DUI; implied consent; refusal of blood or breath tests. Eliminates the criminal penalties for refusing to submit to a blood test to determine the alcohol or drug content of a defendant's blood upon arrest for a DUI-related offense under the law on implied consent. The bill also increases to a Class 1 misdemeanor the criminal penalty for refusing to submit to a breath test under the law on implied consent for an offense committed within 10 years of a prior offense of refusal or of another DUI-related offense. The bill also extends to blood tests performed by the Department of Forensic Science pursuant to a search warrant the rebuttable presumption that a person is intoxicated based on the person's blood alcohol level demonstrated by such tests. The bill also provides that an application for a search warrant to perform a blood test on a person suspected of committing a DUI-related offense shall be given priority over other matters pending before the judge or magistrate. Finally, the bill establishes a rebuttable presumption applicable in a civil case for punitive damages for injuries caused by an intoxicated driver that a person who has consumed alcohol knew or should have known that his ability to drive was or would be impaired by such consumption. This bill is in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Birchfield v. North Dakota, 136 S. Ct. 2160 (2016). The bill contains an emergency clause.

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Title

Driving under influence of alcohol; implied consent, refusal of blood or breath tests.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (96-Y 1-N) (Y: 96 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623)
2017-03-16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 623 (effective 3/16/17)
2017-02-28 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
2017-02-28HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
2017-02-24SenateSigned by President
2017-02-24HouseSigned by Speaker
2017-02-24HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB2327ER)
2017-02-24HouseEnrolled
2017-02-21HouseVOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-21HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 17105455D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-21HousePlaced on Calendar
2017-02-20SenatePassed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-20SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2327S1
2017-02-20SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 17105455D-S1
2017-02-20SenateReading of substitute waived
2017-02-20SenateRead third time
2017-02-17SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-15SenateCommittee substitute printed 17105455D-S1
2017-02-15SenateReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2017-02-08SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2017-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2017-02-07HouseVOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (96-Y 1-N)
2017-02-07HouseRead third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
2017-02-06HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB2327H1
2017-02-06HouseEmergency clause added
2017-02-06HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 17105153D-H1
2017-02-06HouseRead second time
2017-02-04HouseRead first time
2017-02-03HouseCommittee substitute printed 17105153D-H1
2017-02-03HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2017-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (11-Y 0-N)
2017-01-23HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2017-01-13HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2017-01-13HousePresented and ordered printed 17100553D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1521627(n/a)See Bill Text
161228(n/a)See Bill Text
161241(n/a)See Bill Text
161278.8(n/a)See Bill Text
161278.9(n/a)See Bill Text
161309(n/a)See Bill Text
182268.10(n/a)See Bill Text
182268.2(n/a)See Bill Text
182268.3(n/a)See Bill Text
182268.4(n/a)See Bill Text
182268.9(n/a)See Bill Text
182269(n/a)See Bill Text
182272(n/a)See Bill Text
19252(n/a)See Bill Text
19273(n/a)See Bill Text
22511(n/a)See Bill Text
291738.2(n/a)See Bill Text
291738.3(n/a)See Bill Text
4622099.49(n/a)See Bill Text
462301.1(n/a)See Bill Text
462341.26:10(n/a)See Bill Text
462341.26:2(n/a)See Bill Text
462341.26:3(n/a)See Bill Text
462341.26:4(n/a)See Bill Text
462341.26:9(n/a)See Bill Text
462341.27(n/a)See Bill Text
462391(n/a)See Bill Text
462391.2(n/a)See Bill Text
462391.4(n/a)See Bill Text
80144.5(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB2327
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2327+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2327H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2327S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2327ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0623+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0801V0106+HB2327
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H08V0146+HB2327
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2103+HB2327
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S03V0308+HB2327
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0670HB2327+HB2327
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0706HB2327+HB2327
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2622+HB2327

Bill Comments

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