Virginia Senate Bill 1112 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0636)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

DUI; exemplary damages. Provides that for the purpose of awarding exemplary damages in an action for personal injury or death arising from the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence, it shall be rebuttably presumed that the blood alcohol concentration of the defendant at the time of the incident causing injury or death was at least as high as the test result shown in a certificate of analysis for a blood or breath test, provided that the test was administered within three hours of the incident. In addition to other forms of proof, a party may submit a copy of a certificate of analysis for a blood or breath test administered pursuant to an arrest for driving under the influence, which shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein.

Driving under influence of alcohol; exemplary damages, etc.

Sen. Ryan McDougle [R]

2013-02-21 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (17-Y 1-N) (Y: 18 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N) (Y: 35 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 4-N) (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-20		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0636)
2013-03-20		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 636 (effective 7/1/13)
2013-02-23	House	Signed by Speaker
2013-02-23	Senate	Signed by President
2013-02-23	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1112ER)
2013-02-23	Senate	Enrolled
2013-02-21	Senate	House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-20	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N)
2013-02-20	House	Passed House with amendments (94-Y 0-N)
2013-02-20	House	Engrossed by House as amended SB1112
2013-02-20	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2013-02-20	House	Read third time
2013-02-19	House	Read second time
2013-02-18	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (17-Y 1-N)
2013-02-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2013-02-11	House	Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
2013-02-11	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2013-02-11	House	Read first time
2013-02-11	House	Placed on Calendar
2013-02-05	Senate	Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
2013-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-05	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1112S1
2013-02-05	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 13104773D-S1
2013-02-05	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2013-02-05	Senate	Read second time
2013-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-01	Senate	Committee substitute printed 13104773D-S1
2013-02-01	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 4-N)
2013-01-09	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2013-01-09	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101826D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	44.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+SB1112
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB1112+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB1112S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB1112ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0636+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S03V0160+SB1112
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0328SB1112+SB1112
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0354SB1112+SB1112
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0360SB1112+SB1112
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H0802V0115+SB1112
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H08V0370+SB1112
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV1175+SB1112
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0783SB1112+SB1112