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1994 SESSION
HB 974 Injuries resulting from driving while intoxicated.
Introduced by: William S. Moore, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Exemplary damages for injuries resulting from driving while intoxicated. Codifies the general rule that exemplary (punitive) damages may be awarded and recovered if the defendant's conduct is found to so willful and wanton as to evidence a conscious disregard for the rights of others. The bill specifies that in cases involving vehicle accidents the willful, wanton conduct of the defendant necessary to support a punitive damages award may be established by evidence of the defendant's intoxication at a B.A.C. of 0.15% at the time of the accident, that his intoxication was a proximate cause of the accident and he knew, before or while he was drinking, that he would be operating a motor vehicle, engine or train.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/15/94 House: Printed as engrossed LD1249360 (HB974E) pdf
- 03/22/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB974ER) pdf
- 04/12/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0570) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/94 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3/4
- 02/14/94 House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/14/94 House: Read first time
- 02/15/94 House: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/94 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/94 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/15/94 House: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N)
- 02/15/94 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 8-N)
- 02/15/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/15/94 House: Printed as engrossed LD1249360 (HB974E)
- 02/17/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/17/94 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/06/94 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/94 Senate: Read third time
- 03/08/94 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/94 Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/94 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/22/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB974ER)
- 04/01/94 House: Enrolled
- 04/01/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/02/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 570 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/12/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0570)