Infliction of injury on pedestrians and wheel chair users; penalties.
Summary
Infliction of injury on pedestrians and wheelchair users; penalties. Increases from a traffic infraction toa Class 2 misdemeanor the penalty for failure to obey traffic lightsor stop for pedestrians when such failure results in the death orserious bodily injury of a pedestrian or wheel chair user.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 30, 2019
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102054D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
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