Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2016
Committee Review
Jun 2017
General Assembly Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced May 12, 2016
Signed Jul 21, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jul 21, 2017
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2017, c.165.
executive
Jun 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
legislature
Jun 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
Sep 29, 2016
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
legislature
Sep 29, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading (without recommendation)
legislature
Jun 6, 2016
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
legislature
May 26, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Passed Assembly (69-0-0)
legislature
May 12, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
legislature
May 12, 2016
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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