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2001 SESSION
HB 924 Refusal of blood or breath test.
Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Refusal of blood or breath test. Allows a finding of unreasonable refusal to permit a blood or breath sample to be taken to be admissible in a criminal trial for the sole purpose of explaining the absence of a chemical test. The arresting officer and magistrate are required to inform the person arrested of the possibility that such a finding could be admissible as evidence. Removes the provision that the trial date for unreasonable refusal must be after the trial for driving under the influence.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 002145608 pdf | impact statement
- 01/10/01 House: Carry over bill reprinted 002145608 pdf | impact statement
- 01/15/01 House: Floor substitute printed 010777604-H1 (Albo on January 15) pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/01 Senate: Floor substitute printed 019267536-S1 (Stolle) pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/01 House: Conference substitute printed 019274980-H2 pdf
- 02/28/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB924ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0654) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 002145608
- 01/24/00 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/00 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/13/00 House: Continued to 2001 in Courts of Justice (23-Y 0-N)
- 11/20/00 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 7-N)
- 01/10/01 House: Carry over bill reprinted 002145608
- 01/10/01 House: Read first time
- 01/11/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/12/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/15/01 House: Read second time
- 01/15/01 House: Substitute by Del. Albo agreed to 010777604
- 01/15/01 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute 010777604-EH1
- 01/15/01 House: Floor substitute printed 010777604-H1 (Albo on January 15)
- 01/16/01 House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N)
- 01/16/01 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 7-N)
- 01/16/01 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/17/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/17/01 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/01 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/08/01 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/09/01 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/09/01 Senate: Committee amendments rejected
- 02/09/01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/01 Senate: Substitute by Sen. Stolle agreed to 019267536-S1
- 02/09/01 Senate: Floor substitute printed 019267536-S1 (Stolle)
- 02/09/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute 019267536-S1
- 02/09/01 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/01 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (3-Y 94-N)
- 02/13/01 House: Senate sub. rejected by House 019267536-S1 (3-Y 94-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/19/01 House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/01 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/01 House: Delegates: Watts, Harris, Albo
- 02/21/01 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/01 Senate: Senators: Stolle, Quayle, Trumbo
- 02/23/01 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/23/01 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/01 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/01 Conference: Senate substitute rejected by conference committee
- 02/24/01 Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 019274980-H1
- 02/24/01 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/24/01 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (80-Y 15-N)
- 02/24/01 House: Conference report agreed to by House (80-Y 15-N)
- 02/26/01 House: Conference substitute printed 019274980-H2
- 02/28/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB924ER)
- 03/02/01 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/25/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 654 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0654)