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S 0263 - Motor vehicle offenses that result in death

Tracking Level: Passed
Sponsor: Knotts
Last Action: 6/26/2012 - Act No. 226
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

05.29.12 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment makes the field sobriety test mandatory.
05.16.12 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment deletes section one of the bill and replaces the blood and breath tests with a field sobriety test only.
05.31.11 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report.
04.19.11 The Senate Judiciary committee carried this bill over.
04.12.11 The Senate Judiciary committee carried this bill over.
04.05.11 The Senate Judiciary committee met but did not take action on this bill.
03.29.11 The Senate Judiciary committee carried this bill over.
03.22.11 The Senate Judiciary committee met but did not take action on this bill.
03.16.11 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.
02.16.11 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments that only make technical changes.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Charges a driver with the misdemeanor offense of vehicular homicide if the person driving the motor vehicle does any act already forbidden by law while driving a vehicle that results in death.


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