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
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 4, 2017
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
23
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 720 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1024S1
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104028D-S1
legislature
Jan 4, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101500D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
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