VA HB96 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-17 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Driving recklessly on a suspended or revoked license and causing the death of another person; penalty. Provides that any person convicted of reckless driving who, when he committed the offense, (i) was driving on a suspended or revoked operator's license and (ii) as the proximate result of his reckless driving, caused the death of another person is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currently, a person is only guilty of such felony if his operator's license was suspended or revoked due to a moving violation and his reckless driving was the sole and proximate cause of the other person's death.

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Title

Reckless driving; causing death while driving with suspended license, guilty of Class 6 felony.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 11-N) (Y: 90 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-02-17SenatePassed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)
2014-02-12SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-02-12SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2014-02-11HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 11-N)
2014-02-11HouseRead third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N)
2014-02-10HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB96H1
2014-02-10HousePassed by temporarily
2014-02-10HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 14104737D-H1
2014-02-10HouseRead second time
2014-02-07HouseRead first time
2014-02-05HouseReported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2014-02-03HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2014-02-03HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2014-02-03HouseCommittee substitute printed 14104737D-H1
2014-01-31HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2014-01-31HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
2014-01-30HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2013-12-13HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2013-12-13HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100796D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18236.3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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