VA HB920

Bill

VA HB920

Careless driving; vulnerable road users.

Introduced
01/12/2022

In Committee
02/17/2022

Crossed Over
02/04/2022

Passed
02/24/2022

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/11/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Careless driving; vulnerable road users. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he operates a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and causes the death or serious bodily injury of a vulnerable road user. Current law only imposes the penalty if such careless or distracted operation causes serious bodily injury to the vulnerable road user. The bill also allows a court to suspend the driver's license or restrict the driver's license of a person convicted of careless driving for up to six months. Careless driving; vulnerable road users. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he operates a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and causes the death or serious bodily injury of a vulnerable road user. Current law only imposes the penalty if such careless or distracted operation causes serious bodily injury to the vulnerable road user. The bill also allows a court to suspend the driver's license or restrict the driver's license of a person convicted of careless driving for up to six months.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing Virginia law to make it a Class 1 misdemeanor to operate a motor vehicle in a careless or distracted manner that causes the death or serious bodily injury of a "vulnerable road user," which includes pedestrians, cyclists, and other non-motorized road users. The current law only imposes this penalty if the careless or distracted operation causes serious bodily injury to the vulnerable road user. The bill also allows the court to suspend or restrict the driver's license of a person convicted of careless driving for up to six months.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (2)

Betsy Carr (D)*, Terry Kilgore (R)*,

Last Action

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506) (on 04/11/2022)

Official Document

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB920

(1 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB920
BillText	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0506+hil
Bill	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0506+hil+pdf
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Bill text as passed House and Sena	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB920FER122+PDF
BillText	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB920ER+hil
Bill	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB920ER+hil+pdf
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Printed as engrossed 22103904D-E	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB920FE122+PDF
BillText	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB920E+hil
Bill	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB920E+hil+pdf
House committee amendments reported	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB920AH
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offe	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB920F122+PDF
Amendment(s) for HB920 Transportation, Subcommittee #3 Highway Safety and Policy	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105206A.pdf
BillText	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB920+hil
Bill	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB920+hil+pdf

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