Traffic incidents; reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to by volunteer fire, etc. (HB1027)

Introduced By

Sen. Robert Hurt (R-Chatham)

Progress

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

Description

Expenses incurred in responding to DUI or other traffic incidents.Authorizes a locality to provide, by ordinance, that a person convicted of violating a DUI or other traffic statute shall be liable for restitution at the time of sentencing to the locality, or a responding law enforcement or volunteer fire or rescue squad, for reasonable expenses incurred by such locality, or responding law enforcement or volunteer fire or rescue squad when providing an appropriate emergency response to any accident or incident related to such violation. Currently, the Code authorizes a locality to provide that a person convicted of violating a DUI or other traffic statute shall be liable in a separate civil action for such reasonable expenses incurred. Read the Bill »

Status

04/05/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/11/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064412340
01/11/2006Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
02/03/2006Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
02/03/2006Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/10/2006Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 3-N)
02/11/2006Read first time
02/13/2006Read second time and engrossed
02/14/2006Read third time and passed House (96-Y 4-N)
02/14/2006VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 4-N)
02/14/2006Communicated to Senate
02/15/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2006Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/28/2006Rereferred from Local Government (14-Y 1-N)
02/28/2006Rereferred to Courts of Justice
03/06/2006Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
03/07/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
03/07/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
03/07/2006Read third time
03/07/2006Passed by for the day
03/08/2006Read third time
03/08/2006Reading of amendments waived
03/08/2006Committee amendments agreed to
03/08/2006Passed by temporarily
03/08/2006Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
03/08/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
03/09/2006Placed on Calendar
03/09/2006Senate amendments agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
03/09/2006VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
03/15/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1027ER)
03/15/2006Enrolled
03/15/2006Signed by Speaker
03/16/2006Signed by President
04/05/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 679 (effective 7/1/06)
04/14/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0679)