WV SB59 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-21 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-21 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to define the act of leaving the scene of a crash involving death or serious bodily injury as a felony. The bill also establishes certain presumptions of knowledge based on the circumstances of a vehicle crash.
Title
Creating felony offense of knowingly leaving crash scene resulting in serious bodily injury
Sponsors
| Sen. Jack Yost [D] | Sen. Ronald Miller [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-21 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2015-01-21 | Senate | Reported do pass, but first to Judiciary |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | To Transportation and Infrastructure |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17C | 4 | 1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
