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1997 SESSION

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HB 2317 Exemplary damages for persons injured by intoxicated drivers.

Introduced by: Brian J. Moran | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Exemplary damages for persons injured by intoxicated drivers. Allows for recovery of punitive damages in an action arising out of a defendant's DUI violation in those cases in which the defendant was found to have unreasonably refused a blood-alcohol test upon proof, by means other than the BAC results, that the defendant was intoxicated, knew he was going to drive and was the proximate cause of the injury or death by his intoxication.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 978244362  pdf
• 02/04/97  House: Floor substitute printed 974344358-H1 (Moran)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/17/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 978244362
• 01/17/97  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/22/97  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/03/97  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 8-N)
• 02/03/97  House: Read first time
• 02/04/97  House: Read second time
• 02/04/97  House: Substitute by Mr. Moran agreed to 974344358-H1
• 02/04/97  House: Engrossed by House - fl. sub. (Moran) 974344358-H1
• 02/04/97  House: Floor substitute printed 974344358-H1 (Moran)
• 02/04/97  House: Constitutional reading dispensed (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  House: Passed House (92-Y 8-N)
• 02/04/97  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 8-N)
• 02/04/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/06/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/97  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/97  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
• 02/17/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/19/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/20/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/20/97  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/20/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/20/97  Senate: Pending question ordered (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: VOTE: PENDING QUESTION (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 20-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (20-Y 20-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: Tie vote, chair votes yea
• 02/20/97  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: Defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (19-Y 21-N)