Virginia House Bill 1941 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0465)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Maiming, etc., of another; driving while intoxicated; operating watercraft while intoxicated; penalties. Increases from a Class 6 felony to a Class 4 felony the punishment for a person who, as a result of driving while intoxicated or operating a watercraft or motorboat while intoxicated in a manner so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show reckless disregard for human life, unintentionally causes the serious bodily injury, as defined in the bill, of another person resulting in permanent and significant physical impairment. The bill creates a Class 6 felony for such driving or operation that unintentionally causes the serious bodily injury, as defined in the bill, of another person.

Driving while intoxicated or operating watercraft while intoxicated; maiming, etc., of another.

Del. Robert Bell [R]

Del. Michael Mullin [D]

2019-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 3-N) (Y: 96 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N) (Y: 1 N: 99 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N) (Y: 94 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 1-N) (Y: 17 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0465)
2019-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 465 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-03-11		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-03-11	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
2019-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2019-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1941ER)
2019-03-07	House	Enrolled
2019-02-23	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 3-N)
2019-02-23	House	Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 3-N)
2019-02-23	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-23		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2019-02-21	Senate	Senators: McDougle, Stuart, Edwards
2019-02-21	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2019-02-21	House	Delegates: Bell, Robert B., Collins, Bourne
2019-02-21	House	Conferees appointed by House
2019-02-21	House	House acceded to request
2019-02-21	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2019-02-21	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-21	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N)
2019-02-21	House	Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 19106787D-S1 (1-Y 99-N)
2019-02-21	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-02-20	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-20	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1941S1
2019-02-20	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2019-02-20	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2019-02-20	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 19106787D-S1
2019-02-20	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2019-02-20	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-19	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-18	Senate	Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
2019-02-11	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2019-02-11	Senate	Committee substitute printed 19106787D-S1
2019-02-11	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N)
2019-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
2019-02-04	House	Read second time and engrossed
2019-02-03	House	Read first time
2019-02-01	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 1-N)
2019-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2019-01-29	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-06	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102606D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	51.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	51.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1941
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1941+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1941S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1941ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0465+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0801V0116+HB1941
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H08V0113+HB1941
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2460+HB1941
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S03V0261+HB1941
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S05V0383+HB1941
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0834HB1941+HB1941
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0893HB1941+HB1941
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3207+HB1941
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0979HB1941+HB1941
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV1085HB1941+HB1941
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3327+HB1941