Driving under influence; mandatory punishment when concentration is elevated above certain amount. (HB1693)
Introduced By
Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Mandatory minimum punishment for DUI; elevated blood alcohol. Eliminates verbiage in DUI punishment provisions that restricts blood alcohol testing to that done pursuant to a DUI arrest/informed consent, thus allowing mandatory punishments to be imposed when the blood alcohol concentration is elevated but the test may have been performed in another, e.g., hospital, setting. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/05/2009 | Committee |
01/05/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094308404 |
01/05/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/15/2009 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1693) |
01/16/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/21/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) |
01/23/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2009 | Committee substitute printed 090542404-H1 |
01/27/2009 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1693H1) |
01/27/2009 | Read first time |
01/28/2009 | Read second time |
01/28/2009 | Committee substitute agreed to 090542404-H1 |
01/28/2009 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1693H1 |
01/29/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/29/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/30/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/11/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
02/23/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2009 | Read third time |
02/25/2009 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/25/2009 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/25/2009 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/25/2009 | Passed Senate with amendments (28-Y 12-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
02/26/2009 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) |
02/26/2009 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2009 | Enrolled |
03/09/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1693ER) |
03/09/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1693ER) |
03/10/2009 | Signed by President |
03/11/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
03/27/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 229 (effective 7/1/09) |
03/27/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229) |
Comments
Hmmm, another self serving bill from the DUI attorney, Mr. Albo. This guy is just looking to pass tougher, more complicated penalties to force those charged with DUI to seek additional legal counsel (not to make anythnig safer). For shame...
Why allow a person accused of DUI to automatically be given a more legitimate test on the evidence that is the so-called "smoking gun" in a DUI case - the measure of BAC. No, instead threaten the suspect that if you don't lie down and submit to the Commonwealth's faulty testing devices you will be punished more severely - so don't insist on your rights! End this injustice, educate yourself at www.ridl.us