VA SB1454 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-01-28 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Driving recklessly with a suspended or revoked license; causing 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 after having received notice of the suspension or revocation 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 violating and his reckless driving was the sole and proximate cause of the other person's death.

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Title

Driving recklessly with a suspended or revoked license; causing death of another person, penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N) (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-01-28SenatePassed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N)
2015-01-23SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-01-23SenatePresented and ordered printed 15104188D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
462868(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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