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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)



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