CS/SB 968: Traffic Offenses [SPSC]
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Garcia
Traffic Offenses [SPSC]; Requires minimum penalties for a person who commits a traffic infraction resulting in death or severe bodily injury. Requires community service hours for certain noncriminal traffic infractions under certain conditions. Provides for certain rights for a victim, or the next of kin if the victim is deceased, of a crash that causes death or serious bodily injury.
Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/26/2009 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/5/2009 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Rules |
| 3/3/2009 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00059 |
| 3/27/2009 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/09, 1:30 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed |
| 4/1/2009 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/06/09, 4:00 pm, 37-S |
| 4/6/2009 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00309; CS read 1st time on 04/07/09 -SJ 00313 |
| 4/7/2009 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 4/9/2009 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 00309 |
| 4/24/2009 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 00521; Now in Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations |
| 5/2/2009 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations |