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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 Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
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  • 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    4/24/2009 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 00521; Now in Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
    5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 968, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/7/2009 at 1:50 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1161 (c2) Traffic Offenses Evers Similar Last Action: 5/2/2009 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died pending review of CS
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    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries.
    318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception; procedures.
    318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing.

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  • SB 968, Original Filed Version Posted 3/3/2009 at 3:49 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    515282 - Amendment
    		Criminal Justice
    (Villalobos)     		3/31/2009
    1:32 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/7/2009     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/6/2009 4:00 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

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