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2022 SESSION
SB 247 Careless driving; vulnerable road users.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Careless driving; vulnerable road users. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he operates a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and causes the death or serious bodily injury of a vulnerable road user. Current law only imposes the penalty if such careless or distracted operation causes serious bodily injury to the vulnerable road user. The bill also allows a court to suspend the driver's license or restrict the driver's license of a person convicted of careless driving for up to six months. This bill is identical to HB 920.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103903D pdf
- 01/26/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22103903D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB247ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103903D
- 01/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/20/22 Senate: Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/22 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/22 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/22 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/26/22 Senate: Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to
- 01/26/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB247E
- 01/26/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22103903D-E
- 01/27/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/22/22 House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/22 House: Read second time
- 02/25/22 House: Read third time
- 02/25/22 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/01/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB247ER)
- 03/01/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 03/11/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 507 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)