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1995 SESSION

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HB 297 DUI punitive damages.

Introduced by: William P. Robinson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

DUI punitive damages. Authorizes introduction of evidence of intoxication of a defendant convicted of DUI in any civil action for wrongful death or bodily injury proximately resulting from the DUI violation. This evidence is deemed relevant to the issues of compensatory and punitive damages even if the defendant admits liability or requests exclusion of such evidence.

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/94  House: Presented and ordered printed  pdf
• 02/16/94  House: Printed as engrossed LD1206432 (HB297E)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/19/94  House: Presented and ordered printed
• 01/19/94  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/94  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/14/94  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (14-Y 8-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 (66-Y 8-N)
• 02/15/94  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 8-N)
• 02/15/94  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/94  House: Printed as engrossed LD1206432 (HB297E)
• 02/17/94  Senate: Read first time
• 02/17/94  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/08/94  Senate: Continued to 1995 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 12/20/94  Senate: Left in Courts of Justice