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HB 1559 DUI; any person convicted of subsequent offense is guilty of Class 6 felony, etc.
Introduced by: Rick L. Morris | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Felony DUI; penalty. Provides that any person convicted of a felony DUI offense (including DUI manslaughter and DUI maiming, by motor vehicle or watercraft) is guilty of a Class 6 felony for any subsequent DUI conviction, that punishment includes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year, and the person is subject to the same driver's license revocation provision as for a third or subsequent DUI conviction within 10 years, which means that the person can petition for reinstatement of his driver's license five years after the date of his last conviction. This bill is identical to SB 1272.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103202D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104519D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1559ER) pdf | impact statements
- 03/16/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/04/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103202D
- 01/04/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/13 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 01/23/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/13 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/25/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104519D-H1
- 01/25/13 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/13 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
- 01/31/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/13 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/13 House: Read first time
- 02/04/13 House: Read second time
- 02/04/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13104519D-H1
- 02/04/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1559H1
- 02/05/13 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/13 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/13 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/13 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/18/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/13 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/13 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/13 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (6-Y 91-N)
- 02/21/13 House: VOTE: REJECTED (6-Y 91-N)
- 02/21/13 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/13 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/13 House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/13 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/13 Senate: Senators: Norment, Stuart, Garrett
- 02/21/13 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/13 House: Delegates: Morris, Albo, Watts
- 02/22/13 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/13 House: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/13 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1559ER)
- 03/04/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 415 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/16/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415)