Vessel accident; requires passengers 18 years of age or older to report, penalty. (HB8)
Introduced By
Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston)
Progress
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Reporting of vessel accident; penalty. Requires any passenger 18 years of age or older who is a passenger in a vessel that is involved in an accident resulting in serious bodily injury or death and in which the operator has (i) failed to stop and render assistance, and (ii) failed to report the accident in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to notify, within a reasonable time, a law-enforcement officer, conservation police officer, or an officer of the Virginia Marine Police. If such a report is not filed, the passenger is subject to a Class 3 misdemeanor. The bill contains technical amendments. Amends § 29.1-740, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Outcome
History
- 11/29/2011 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100111D
- 11/29/2011 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/17/2012 Impact statement from DPB (HB8)
- 01/18/2012 Assigned ACNRsub: Chesapeake
- 01/19/2012 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/2012 Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/25/2012 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/2012 Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 02/01/2012 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2012 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/03/2012 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/03/2012 Committee substitute printed 12104911D-H1
- 02/03/2012 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/06/2012 Assigned App. sub: Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources
- 02/09/2012 Impact statement from DPB (HB8H1)
- 02/09/2012 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2012 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/10/2012 Committee substitute printed 12105354D-H2
- 02/12/2012 Read first time
- 02/13/2012 Read second time
- 02/13/2012 Courts of Justice Committee substitute rejected 12104911D-H1
- 02/13/2012 Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 12105354D-H2
- 02/13/2012 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB8H2
- 02/14/2012 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2012 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/15/2012 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/2012 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/20/2012 Impact statement from DPB (HB8H2)
- 03/01/2012 Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/01/2012 Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 03/02/2012 Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 11/30/2012 Left in Courts of Justice

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