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2002 SESSION

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HB 345 Duty of driver to stop; hit and run.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Duty of driver to stop; hit and run. Provides that any person convicted of hit and run is guilty of (i) a Class 5 felony if the accident results in injury to or the death of any person, or if the accident results only in damage to property and the damage is at least $1,000 or (ii) a Class 1 misdemeanor if the accident results only in damage to property less than $1,000. Under current law, anyone convicted of hit and run is guilty of a Class 5 felony, regardless of the extent of injury or damage.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 020005604  pdf
• 01/23/02  House: Printed as engrossed 020005604-E  pdf
• 02/21/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB345ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0115)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 020005604
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/02  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/02  House: Read first time
• 01/23/02  House: Read second time
• 01/23/02  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/23/02  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/23/02  House: Printed as engrossed 020005604-E
• 01/24/02  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/25/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/25/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/14/02  Senate: Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/02  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB345ER)
• 02/22/02  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/04/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 115 (effective 7/1/02)
• 03/06/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0115)