HB 1514 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Doctor of medicine, etc.; reporting disabilities of drivers to DMV, not subject to civil liability.

Summary
Provides that any doctor of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, or podiatry or any nurse practitioner, physician assistant, optometrist, physical therapist, or clinical psychologist who reports to the Department of Motor Vehicles the existence, or probable existence, of a mental or physical disability or infirmity of any person licensed to operate a motor vehicle that the reporting individual believes affects such person's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely is not subject to civil liability or deemed to have violated the practitioner-patient privilege unless he has acted in bad faith or with malicious intent. This bill is identical to
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Dec 21, 2016 Signed Mar 24, 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
19
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 712 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Education and Health
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1514H1
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104297D-H1
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
legislature
Dec 21, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Dec 21, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103034D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Buddy Fowler
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
VA
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