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2013 SESSION
SB 1112 Driving under influence of alcohol; exemplary damages, etc.
Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
DUI; exemplary damages. Provides that for the purpose of awarding exemplary damages in an action for personal injury or death arising from the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence, it shall be rebuttably presumed that the blood alcohol concentration of the defendant at the time of the incident causing injury or death was at least as high as the test result shown in a certificate of analysis for a blood or breath test, provided that the test was administered within three hours of the incident. In addition to other forms of proof, a party may submit a copy of a certificate of analysis for a blood or breath test administered pursuant to an arrest for driving under the influence, which shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101826D pdf
- 02/01/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104773D-S1 pdf
- 02/23/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1112ER) pdf
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0636) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101826D
- 01/09/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104773D-S1
- 02/04/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13104773D-S1
- 02/05/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1112S1
- 02/05/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/13 House: Read first time
- 02/11/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/13 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 02/15/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (17-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/13 House: Read second time
- 02/20/13 House: Read third time
- 02/20/13 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/20/13 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/20/13 House: Passed House with amendments (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/13 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/13 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/13 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1112ER)
- 02/23/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 636 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0636)