DUI; any person convicted of subsequent offense is guilty of Class 6 felony, etc. (HB1559)
Introduced By
Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton)
Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Fourth or subsequent DUI. Provides that any person convicted of a fourth or subsequent offense of 18.2-266 (DUI) within any time period is guilty of a Class 6 felony and that punishment shall include a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000. Under current law, penalties are the same but the offenses must occur within a 10-year period. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/04/2013 | Committee |
| 01/04/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103202D |
| 01/04/2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/07/2013 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1559) |
| 01/22/2013 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
| 01/23/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/23/2013 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/25/2013 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104519D-H1 |
| 01/25/2013 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/29/2013 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1559H1) |
| 01/29/2013 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
| 01/31/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 02/01/2013 | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2013 | Read first time |
| 02/04/2013 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104519D-H1 |
| 02/04/2013 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1559H1 |
| 02/05/2013 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/05/2013 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/06/2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/13/2013 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2013 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2013 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/18/2013 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/18/2013 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/18/2013 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/19/2013 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/21/2013 | Senate amendment rejected by House (6-Y 91-N) |
| 02/21/2013 | VOTE: REJECTED (6-Y 91-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2013 | Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2013 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/21/2013 | House acceded to request |
| 02/21/2013 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/21/2013 | Senators: Norment, Stuart, Garrett |
| 02/21/2013 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/21/2013 | Delegates: Morris, Albo, Watts |
| 02/22/2013 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2013 | Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) |
| 02/22/2013 | VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2013 | Enrolled |
| 03/04/2013 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1559ER) |
| 03/04/2013 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1559ER) |
| 03/04/2013 | Signed by President |
| 03/05/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/06/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1559ER) |
| 03/16/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 415 (effective 7/1/13) |
| 03/16/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415) |
Comments
Why does a Drunk Driver get 4 chances to murder? I bet this same person claims nothing is more important than protecting kids, while clearly showing it's more important to protect Drunk Drivers.
This would be reasonable if the DUI limits in the State of Virginia and surrounding were in fact reasonable and they are NOT. The DUI BAC limits have been lowered time and time again to unreasonably low limits. Given the fact that some many BAC measuring devices have staggering inaccurate readings an abundance of persons are arrested unlawfully.
The state and county health departments, courts and law offices have become dependent on this DUI income for the past 20 years. The local health departments, intake centers and treatment centers are making money hand over foot.
I don't advocate drinking and driving. You not only take someone else s life in your own hands, you risk loosing your own and the consequences are irreversible.
I do think if one has had mulitple DUIs it is a sign of a problem however there really needs to be a reasonable time limit here folks. This is a misdemeanor, it is a traffic violation. If this were to happen within a period of 5yrs then I could understand it. If the limits of DUI were to reasonable levels, I would insist upon it.