H.B. No. 0231

Motor vehicle accidents-serious bodily injury or death.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Harvey, Bonner, Buchanan, Carson and Quarberg and Senator(s) Geis and Peterson

 

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring an appearance in court as specified; providing an additional penalty for violations resulting in accidents with serious bodily injury or death as specified; providing for a permanent driver's record of convictions for accidents involving serious bodily injury or death; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/19/2009   Bill Number Assigned

1/20/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/21/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/29/2009   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Barbuto, Cannady, Mercer, Patton, Peasley, Quarberg and Throne

Nays:  Representative(s) Gingery

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2009   H Placed on General File

 

HB0231HS001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 1-line 1           Delete "providing an additional".

Page 1-line 2           Delete "penalty" insert "requiring an appearance in court"; delete "accidents with serious".

Page 1-line 3           Delete "bodily injury" insert "death"; delete "providing for a permanent".

Page 1-lines 4 through 7      Delete entirely.

Page 1-line 13          After "(h)" delete balance of line.

Page 1-lines 14         Delete.

Page 1-line 15          Delete "subsection (o) are" insert "is".

Page 2-line 5           Delete "serious bodily injury or" insert "the".

Page 2-line 9           Delete "In addition to the".

Page 2-lines 10 through 24    Delete entirely.

Page 3-lines 2 through 23     Delete entirely.

Page 4-lines 1 through 8        Delete entirely.  GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0231HW001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Delete the standing committee amendment (HB0231HS001/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 1-above line 1     In the catch title      after "injury" insert "or death".

Page 1-line 1           After "vehicles;" insert "requiring an appearance in court as specified;"

Page 1-line 3           After "injury" insert "or death".

Page 1-line 5           After "death;" delete remainder of line.

Page 1-lines 6 and 7    Delete entirely.

Page 1-line 13          After "(h)" delete "," insert "and"; after "(iv)" delete balance of the line.

Page 1-line 14          Delete entirely.

Page 1-line 15          Delete the line through "(o)".

Page 2-lines 4 through 14     Delete entirely and insert:

"(h)  The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in the death or serious bodily injury, as defined by 31-5-233(h), of another person shall, if issued a citation for a moving violation under this act, be required to appear personally in court for the disposition of the citation.  If the driver is convicted of the moving violation, except a conviction under W.S. 31-5-233(h), and the death or serious bodily injury was the direct result of the conduct constituting the moving violation, the driver shall be subject to the following penalties in addition to any other penalties prescribed by law:".

Page 3-lines 15 through 23    Delete entirely.

Page 4-lines 1 through 8            Delete entirely.  HARVEY

 

2/2/2009    H Passed CoW

2/3/2009    H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0231H3001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 12          Delete "permanently".

Page 3-line 13          After "record" insert "for a period of ten (10) years following the conviction".  QUARBERG

 

2/4/2009    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Gingery, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Landon, McKim, Meyer, Moniz, Patton, Pedersen, Petersen, Quarberg, Simpson, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson and Throne

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Connolly, Diercks, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Jorgensen, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McOmie, Mercer, Miller, Millin, Peasley, Philp, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Excused:  Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 34    Nays 25    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/6/2009    S Received for Introduction

2/10/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/20/2009   S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Decaria and Sessions

Nays:  Senator(s) Perkins

Conflicts:  Senator(s) Ross

Ayes 3    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 1

 

2/20/2009   S Placed on General File

 

HB0231SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 11          Delete "shall" insert "may".

Page 3-line 9           Delete "for violation of" insert "adjudicated pursuant to".  ROSS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0231SW001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 8           Delete "and" insert "the court may, in addition to imposing any other penalty pursuant to law, impose an additional fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).".

Page 2-lines 9 through 22     Delete, including the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0213SS001/AE) to line 11.  PERKINS

 

2/25/2009   S Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Decaria, Dockstader, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Martin, Meier, Perkins, Peterson, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Esquibel, F., Hines, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Nicholas, Ross, Schiffer and Scott

Excused:  Senator(s) Geis, Hastert and Vasey

Ayes 12    Nays 15    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0