DUI; raises penalty for aggravated involuntary manslaughter. (HB49)
Introduced By
Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield) with support from 8 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Penalty for DUI manslaughter. Provides that the punishment for DUI manslaughter is to include a one-year mandatory term of confinement and raises the mandatory minimum term for aggravated DUI manslaughter from one to five years. Read the Bill »
Status
03/02/2012: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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12/16/2011 | Committee |
12/16/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100688D |
12/16/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/04/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB49) |
01/11/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB49) |
01/16/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB49) |
01/27/2012 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
01/30/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
01/30/2012 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
02/03/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2012 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/06/2012 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
02/10/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2012 | Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2012 | Read first time |
02/13/2012 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/14/2012 | Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N) |
02/14/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/15/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/22/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2012 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/28/2012 | Reported from Finance with amendment (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2012 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
03/02/2012 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
Murder is murder, and 1 -5 years is a joke, it should be life in prison. Wheres all those big speaches about nothing more important than protecting kids. put up or shut up albo.
Both quick-summoned common sense and deep, reflective wisdom would dictate a mandatory minimum sentence for such offense. Invoke either to pass this bill.
Not passing it would seem to require a deliberate attempt to "rationalize" the irrational or "justify" the blatantly unjust. Do the right thing, solely for the sake of integrity and American society; politics have no place in the minds and hearts of those representatives whom we've entrusted to act on behalf of accountable citizens with fairness, character and integrity.