Preliminary analysis of breath to determine alcoholic content of blood; failure to advise person.
Summary
Preliminary analysis of breath to determine alcoholic content of blood; failure to advise person of rights. Provides that if a police officer or a member of any sheriff's department fails to advise a person of his rights to refuse a preliminary breath test, any preliminary breath test sample shall not be admissible by the Commonwealth in any motion to suppress for the purpose of determining probable cause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 9, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 759 (effective 7/1/24)
Mar 7, 2024
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Mar 6, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Mar 6, 2024
Senate · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB95ER)
Mar 1, 2024
Senate · Amendment adopted
House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Feb 28, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N)
Feb 28, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House with amendments (88-Y 11-N)
Feb 28, 2024
House of Delegates · Amendment offered
Engrossed by House as amended
Feb 28, 2024
House of Delegates · Amendment adopted
Committee amendments agreed to
Feb 23, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
Feb 19, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
Feb 16, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Feb 16, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Feb 16, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred from Public Safety
Feb 15, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Feb 9, 2024
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Feb 9, 2024
Senate · Amendment offered
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB95E
Feb 9, 2024
Senate · Amendment adopted
Committee amendments agreed to
Feb 9, 2024
Senate · Amendment offered
Reading of amendments waived
Feb 7, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
Feb 5, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 10, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
Jan 2, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
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