West Virginia Senate Bill 354 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-06-06 - Effective Date

The purpose of this bill is to update the terms and procedures for the notification after traffic crashes and completion of the required reports by investigating law-enforcement officers. Crash reports are now sent to the Division of Highways, not the division of Motor Vehicles. The word "accident" is replaced by the word "crash." Research in highway safety now reflects that "crash" is the term of art to describe motor vehicle collisions and is used in most states and encompasses a wider range of potential causes for vehicular crashes than does the term accident.

Updating terms and reporting procedures for traffic crashes

Sen. Jeffrey Kessler [D]

Sen. John Unger [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-06		Effective Date
2010-04-22		Chapter 173, Acts, Regular Session, 2010
2010-03-19		Approved by Governor 3/18/10 - Senate Journal
2010-03-18		Approved by Governor 3/18/10
2010-03-19		Approved by Governor 3/18/10 - House Journal
2010-03-17		To Governor 3/17/10 - Senate Journal
2010-03-17		To Governor 3/17/10
2010-03-17		To Governor 3/17/10 - House Journal
2010-03-09		House Message received
2010-03-08		Completed legislative action
2010-03-08		Communicated to Senate
2010-03-08		Passed House (Roll No. 198)
2010-03-08		Read 3rd time
2010-03-08		On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2010-03-05		Read 2nd time
2010-03-05		On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2010-03-04		Read 1st time
2010-03-04		From House Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar
2010-03-03		Do pass
2010-02-24		To House Judiciary
2010-02-24		Do pass, but first to Judiciary
2010-02-17		To House Roads and Transportation
2010-02-17		To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary
2010-02-17		Introduced in House
2010-02-16		Ordered to House
2010-02-16		Passed Senate (Roll No. 2)
2010-02-16		Read 3rd time
2010-02-16		On 3rd reading
2010-02-15		Read 2nd time
2010-02-15		On 2nd reading
2010-02-12		Read 1st time
2010-02-12		On 1st reading
2010-02-11		Committee substitute reported
2010-01-27		To Judiciary
2010-01-27		To Judiciary
2010-01-27		Introduced in Senate
2010-01-27		To Judiciary
2010-01-27		Filed for introduction

HB4379 (Similar To) 2010-02-05 - To House Roads and Transportation

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Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=354&year=2010&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill