SB 1339 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Careless driving; infliction of injury on vulnerable road user.

Summary

Provides that a person who operates a motor vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and is the proximate cause of serious physical injury to a vulnerable road user, defined in the bill as a pedestrian or person riding a bicycle, electric wheelchair, electric bicycle, wheelchair, skateboard, skates, foot-scooter, animal, or animal-drawn vehicle, is guilty of a traffic infraction.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2017 Last action Feb 21, 2017

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Feb 15, 2017

Legislature · Reported by committee

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

Feb 14, 2017

Legislature · Referred to committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law

Feb 14, 2017

Legislature · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Feb 14, 2017

Legislature · Referred to committee

Referred from Transportation by voice vote

Feb 13, 2017

Legislature · Reported by committee

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice

Feb 7, 2017

Legislature · Referred to committee

Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1

Feb 3, 2017

Legislature · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

Jan 30, 2017

Legislature · Amendment offered

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1339E

Jan 30, 2017

Legislature · Reported by committee

Committee amendments agreed to

Jan 30, 2017

Legislature · Amendment offered

Reading of amendments waived

Jan 10, 2017

Legislature · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

Jan 10, 2017

Legislature · Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102825D

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