WV HB3038 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-25 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-25 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to establish the felony offenses of driving a motor vehicle while impaired causing the death of an unborn fetus or causing serious bodily injury to an unborn fetus and prescribes penalties for the offenses; the bill also increases the penalties for the felony offenses of driving impaired causing death or causing serious bodily injury to any person.
Title
Add unborn persons to the definition of driving under the influence and causing injury or death to an unborn person.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2023-01-25 | House | To House Judiciary |
2023-01-25 | House | Introduced in House |
2023-01-25 | House | To Judiciary |
2023-01-25 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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17C | 5 | 2 | Amended Code | Citation Text |