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CS/HB 183: Drivers Leaving the Scene of a Crash

GENERAL BILL by Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee ; Nelson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Artiles ; Baxley ; Beshears ; Cummings ; Diaz, J. ; Dudley ; Edwards ; Fresen ; Harrell ; Hood ; Hooper ; McBurney ; Moskowitz ; Nunez ; Raburn ; Rangel ; Raschein ; Rodriguez, J. ; Slosberg ; Spano ; Van Zant ; Waldman ; Young

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

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 4/22/2014 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2014-225) -HJ 592
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/16/2013 House • Filed
11/22/2013 House • Referred to Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 22
2/11/2014 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee, 02/18/14, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/18/2014 House • CS by Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 159
2/24/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/25/2014 House • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee -HJ 150
3/3/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/05/14, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 22
• CS by Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 136
3/5/2014 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 206
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 206
3/17/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/19/14, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/19/2014 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 310
• Now in Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 310
4/2/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Economic Affairs Committee, 04/04/14, 9:30 am, Reed Hall
4/4/2014 House • Favorable by- Economic Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 466
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 466
4/18/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/14
4/22/2014 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 102 -HJ 592
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2014-225) -HJ 592