Virginia Senate Bill 1498 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0671)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Punitive damages for persons injured by intoxicated drivers; evidence. Extends to blood tests performed by the Department of Forensic Science pursuant to a search warrant the rebuttable presumption in civil cases for punitive damages for injuries caused by intoxicated drivers that provides that a person's blood alcohol level demonstrated by a test performed pursuant to the implied consent statute is at least as high as the driver's blood alcohol level at the time of the accident. The bill further 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.

Intoxicated drivers; punitive damages for persons injured.

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2017-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-20		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0671)
2017-03-20		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 671 (effective 7/1/17)
2017-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
2017-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
2017-03-10	Senate	Signed by President
2017-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2017-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1498ER)
2017-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2017-02-23	Senate	Title replaced 17105587D-H1
2017-02-23	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-22	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2017-02-22	House	Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2017-02-22	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1498H1
2017-02-22	House	Committee substitute agreed to 17105587D-H1
2017-02-22	House	Read third time
2017-02-21	House	Read second time
2017-02-20	House	Committee substitute printed 17105587D-H1
2017-02-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2017-02-08	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2017-02-08	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2017-02-08	House	Read first time
2017-02-08	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-02-06	Senate	Printed as engrossed 17100598D-E
2017-02-06	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-06	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1498E
2017-02-06	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2017-02-06	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2017-02-06	Senate	Read second time
2017-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-01	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2017-01-18	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2017-01-18	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 17100598D

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?171+sum+SB1498
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1498+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1498E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1498H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1498ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0671+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S03V0189+SB1498
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0293SB1498+SB1498
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0319SB1498+SB1498
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0320SB1498+SB1498
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0802V0078+SB1498
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H08V0306+SB1498
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2669+SB1498
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0935SB1498+SB1498