Virginia Senate Bill 605 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-27 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Reckless driving causing death or injury of certain persons; penalties. Punishes reckless driving or a violation of the "move-over" law that causes death or permanent and significant physical impairment by striking a law-enforcement officer, emergency medical services personnel, highway worker, firefighter, or a DMV size and weight compliance agent who was not in a vehicle and on a public roadway or work zone engaged in his duties as a Class 5 felony with a $2,500 mandatory minimum fine. The bill further requires the court to suspend the offender's driver's license for one year. In addition, the court may impose a civil penalty of up to $10,000 and the proceeds shall be deposited into the general fund.

Reckless driving; causing death or injury of certain persons, penalties.

Sen. John Edwards [D]

2016-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-27	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
2016-01-20	Senate	Rereferred to Courts of Justice
2016-01-20	Senate	Rereferred from Transportation (12-Y 0-N)
2016-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2016-01-13	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 16103490D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
46	2	867.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB605
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB605+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S11V0024+SB0605
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0131+SB0605