HB1941
Driving while intoxicated or operating watercraft while intoxicated; maiming, etc., of another.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Maiming, etc., of another; driving while intoxicated; operating watercraft while intoxicated; penalties.
Increases from a Class 6 felony to a Class 4 felony the punishment for a person who, as a result of driving while intoxicated or operating a watercraft or motorboat while intoxicated in a manner so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show reckless disregard for human life, unintentionally causes ... (More) the serious bodily injury, as defined in the bill, of another person resulting in permanent and significant physical impairment. The bill creates a Class 6 felony for such driving or operation that unintentionally causes the serious bodily injury, as defined in the bill, of another person. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102606D
- 01/06/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/07/2019 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1941)
- 01/29/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/30/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1941)
- 02/01/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N)
- 02/06/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106787D-S1
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/12/2019 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1941S1)
- 02/12/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1941S1)
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106787D-S1
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1941S1
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/2019 - House: Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 19106787D-S1 (1-Y 99-N)
- 02/21/2019 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N)
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/2019 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/2019 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/2019 - House: Delegates: Bell, Robert B., Collins, Bourne
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senators: McDougle, Stuart, Edwards
- 02/23/2019 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/23/2019 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2019 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 3-N)
- 02/23/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 3-N)
- 03/07/2019 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1941ER)
- 03/07/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2019 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1941ER)
- 03/09/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1941ER)
- 03/11/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
- 03/11/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/18/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 465 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/18/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0465)
