HB 1941

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 06, 2019
  • Passed House Feb 05, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2019

Driving while intoxicated or operating watercraft while intoxicated; maiming, etc., of another.

Abstract

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 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.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 465 (effective 7/1/19)

Mar 11, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

Mar 09, 2019

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2019

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 23, 2019

House

Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 3-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

Feb 21, 2019

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Conferees appointed by House

House

House acceded to request

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

House

Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 19106787D-S1 (1-Y 99-N)

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

Feb 20, 2019

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1941S1

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 19106787D-S1

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Committee amendment agreed to

Feb 11, 2019

Senate

Rereferred to Finance

Feb 06, 2019

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 05, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)

Feb 04, 2019

House

Read second time and engrossed

Feb 03, 2019

House

Read first time

Jan 29, 2019

House

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

Jan 06, 2019

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102606D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Senate amendments engrossed HTML
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102606D HTML
Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106787D-S1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1941ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0465) HTML

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