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2002 SESSION

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SB 355 Blood alcohol test; admissibility in DUI trials.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Blood alcohol test admissibility. Provides that a blood alcohol test is admissible as a hospital business record in a prosecution for driving under the influence if the test was taken in a hospital emergency room. The bill also provides that such blood alcohol tests are not considered confidential medical records and that anyone who takes blood, conducts tests or offers testimony is immune from civil liability for breach of confidentiality or unauthorized release of medical records.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024714524  pdf
• 02/25/02  House: Committee substitute printed 028803524-H1  pdf
• 03/12/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB355ER)  pdf
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0749)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024714524
• 01/09/02  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/02  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/12/02  Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  Senate: Reengrossed by Senate
• 02/12/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/18/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/18/02  House: Read first time
• 02/18/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/22/02  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/25/02  House: Committee substitute printed 028803524-H1
• 02/26/02  House: Read second time
• 02/27/02  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/28/02  House: Read third time
• 02/28/02  House: Committee substitute agreed to 028803524-H1
• 02/28/02  House: Amendment by Del. Marrs agreed to
• 02/28/02  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amd. 028803524-EH1
• 02/28/02  House: Passed House with sub. with amendment (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: House sub. w/amd. agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB355ER)
• 03/18/02  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/19/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/07/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 749 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0749)