CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Requires postaccident drug testing when a traffic accident involves "serious bodily injury". (gov sig)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 27, 2019
Signed Jun 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2019 · House May 30, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
Apr 29, 2019
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Jun 20, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 408.
upper
May 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 30, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
upper
May 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 21, 2019
Introduced
Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 20, 2019
Committee
Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 1, 2019
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
The bill, as previously amended, was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, ordered reengrossed, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Introduced
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RG
Ryan Gatti
RRepublican
Co
BP
Barrow Peacock
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hensgens
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
DS
Dorothy Sue Hill
DDemocratic
Co
FM
Fred Mills Jr.
RRepublican
Co
GS
Gary Smith Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick O. Jefferson
DDemocratic
Co
Polly Thomas
RRepublican
Co
Regina Barrow
DDemocratic
Co
TC
Troy Carter
DDemocratic
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