DUI; prohibited while operating a school bus, penalty. (HB1353)

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√	Introduced
√	Passed Committee
√	Passed House
√	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
√	Became Law

Description

Possessing or consuming alcoholic beverages while operating a school bus; penalty. Provides that any person who possesses or consumes an alcoholic beverage while operating a school bus is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

View Bill's History

01/22/2010 Committee
01/22/2010 Presented and ordered printed 10104014D
01/22/2010 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/27/2010 Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
02/01/2010 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
02/03/2010 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2010 Read first time
02/08/2010 Impact statement from DPB (HB1353)
02/09/2010 Read second time
02/09/2010 Committee amendment agreed to
02/09/2010 Engrossed by House as amended HB1353E
02/09/2010 Printed as engrossed 10104014D-E
02/10/2010 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/10/2010 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2010 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/19/2010 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2010 Read third time
02/23/2010 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2010 Enrolled
03/01/2010 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1353ER)
03/01/2010 Impact statement from DPB (HB1353ER)
03/01/2010 Signed by Speaker
03/02/2010 Signed by President
03/11/2010 Governor's substitute printed 10106030D-H1
03/12/2010 Governor's recommendation received by House
03/12/2010 Placed on Calendar
03/12/2010 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
03/12/2010 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2010 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2010 Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2010 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2010 G Governor's recommendation adopted
03/12/2010 Reenrolled
03/12/2010 Reenrolled bill text (HB1353ER2)
03/12/2010 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
03/12/2010 Signed by President as reenrolled
03/12/2010 Enacted, Chapter 169 (effective 7/1/10)
03/12/2010 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169)

Comments

Stephen writes:

Anyone drinking and Driveing a school bus should have their license taking for life,and put in a mental hospital This Cline guy is going to get us all killed by Drunk Drivers, Over 100 kids were buthered last year in Virginia by Drunk Drivers, Wheres Del. Clines great concern for those kids and their famlies. I'm Glad to hear its still safe to get drunk and drive a cab.

Posted 25 months ago. #

Bethany Scott writes:

Are you kidding me??? Someone who is hired by the city can endanger the life of a child by drinking alcohol and then driving a school bus and is only going to be charged with a misdemeanor?? I can see that the people who voted to pass this law are a bunch of flaming idiots!

Posted 20 months ago. #

Poll Results

3 votes

Bill Text

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