VA SB728 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Punitive damages; injury by intoxicated drivers; admission of evidence. Provides that, when considering what amount of punitive damages to award in a civil action for personal injury or death resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, the finder of fact may consider evidence of the defendant's similar conduct subsequent to the date of the personal injury or death.
Title
Punitive damages; injury by intoxicated drivers, admission of evidence.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-03-07 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624) | |
| 2016-04-01 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 624 (effective 7/1/16) | |
| 2016-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 | |
| 2016-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16 |
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2016-03-08 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2016-03-08 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB728ER) |
| 2016-03-08 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2016-03-07 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-07 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTES (96-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-07 | House | Read third time |
| 2016-03-04 | House | Read second time |
| 2016-03-02 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-16 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2016-02-11 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-10 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB728S1 |
| 2016-02-10 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 16105333D-S1 |
| 2016-02-10 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2016-02-10 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2016-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-08 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 16105333D-S1 |
| 2016-02-08 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-22 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-22 | Senate | Presented and ordered printed 16104140D |
