Criminal Law – Life–Threatening Injury Involving a Vehicle or Vessel – Criminal Negligence (Wade’s Law)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2019
Last action Mar 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 27, 2019
D
Democratic23
95% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor Amendment {593625/1 (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor Amendment {253521/1 (Senator Carozza) Adopted
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report Adopted
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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