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CS/CS/SB 102: Drivers Leaving the Scene of a Crash

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Transportation ; Diaz de la Portilla ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia ; Evers

Drivers Leaving the Scene of a Crash; Creating the “Aaron Cohen Life Protection Act”; requiring the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash that results in serious bodily injury to a person to immediately stop the vehicle and remain at the scene of the crash; providing that a person commits a felony of the second degree if he or she fails to stop the vehicle and remain at the scene of the crash until specified requirements are fulfilled; requiring the court to revoke for at least 3 years the driver license of a person convicted of leaving the scene of a crash involving injury, serious bodily injury, or death, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 6/24/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-225
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/19/2013 Senate • Filed
    9/11/2013 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 19
    12/19/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/09/14, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    1/9/2014 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 138
    1/13/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 138
    1/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/03/14, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    2/3/2014 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 136
    2/4/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development -SJ 136
    2/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/19/14, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/19/2014 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 139
    • Now in Appropriations -SJ 139
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 19
    • CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 115
    3/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/13/14, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/13/2014 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
    3/14/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 243
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/20/14
    3/17/2014 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 245
    3/20/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 290
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/26/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 328
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 328
    4/1/2014 House • In Messages
    4/18/2014 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 552
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/14
    • Received -HJ 552
    4/22/2014 House • Substituted for CS/HB 183 -HJ 592
    • Read 2nd time -HJ 592
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 593
    • CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 593
    4/22/2014 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 528
    6/17/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/24/2014 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2014-225

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  • CS/CS/SB 102, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2014 at 3:49 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 183 (c1) Drivers Leaving the Scene of a Crash Nelson Identical Last Action: 4/22/2014 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2014-225) -HJ 592
    Location: Laid on Table
    H 55 Aaron Cohen Life Protection Act Gonzalez Similar Last Action: 10/15/2013 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2014-225) -HJ 13
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.0261 Driver improvement course; requirement to maintain driving privileges; failure to complete; department approval of course. Page 7 (pdf)
    322.28 Period of suspension or revocation. Page 7 (pdf)
    322.34 Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified. Page 8 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 102, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/22/2014 at 3:42 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 183 (c1) Drivers Leaving the Scene of a Crash Nelson Identical Last Action: 4/22/2014 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2014-225) -HJ 592
    Location: Laid on Table
    H 55 Aaron Cohen Life Protection Act Gonzalez Similar Last Action: 10/15/2013 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2014-225) -HJ 13
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/26/2014 9:26 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/22/2014 2:58 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.0261 Driver improvement course; requirement to maintain driving privileges; failure to complete; department approval of course. Page 7 (pdf)
    322.28 Period of suspension or revocation. Page 7 (pdf)
    322.34 Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified. Page 8 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 102, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/13/2014 at 8:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/30/2014 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2014 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2014 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2014 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2014 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 55 Aaron Cohen Life Protection Act Gonzalez Similar Last Action: 10/15/2013 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2014-225) -HJ 13
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration
    H 183 (c1) Drivers Leaving the Scene of a Crash Nelson Similar Last Action: 4/22/2014 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2014-225) -HJ 592
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    479484 - Amendment
    Delete lines 118 - 126 and insert:
    Appropriations
    (Benacquisto)
    3/11/2014
    4:34 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/13/2014
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    2/3/2014 4:00 PM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/19/2014 1:30 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/13/2014 1:00 PM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.0261 Driver improvement course; requirement to maintain driving privileges; failure to complete; department approval of course. Page 6 (pdf)
    322.28 Period of suspension or revocation. Page 7 (pdf)
    322.34 Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified. Page 8 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • SB 102, Original Filed Version Posted 8/19/2013 at 2:43 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 1/8/2014 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 1/9/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 55 Aaron Cohen Life Protection Act Gonzalez Identical Last Action: 10/15/2013 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2014-225) -HJ 13
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration
    H 183 Drivers Leaving the Scene of a Crash Nelson Identical Last Action: 4/22/2014 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2014-225) -HJ 592
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    300572 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Transportation
    (Diaz de la Portilla)
    1/3/2014
    9:45 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/9/2014
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 338160 - Amendment to Amendment (300572)
    Between lines 129 and 130 insert:
    Transportation
    (Diaz de la Portilla)
    1/7/2014
    10:11 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/9/2014
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/9/2014 9:00 AM Transportation 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.28 Period of suspension or revocation. Page 6 (pdf)
    322.34 Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified. Page 6 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 7 (pdf)

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