Requiring operators of vehicles involved in certain accidents to submit a written report to the department of transportation within twenty-four hours of the accident, and making penalties applicable

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2020
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2020
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

Current law provides that the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in an injury to or death of a person or certain property damage is required to submit a written report within hours of the accident to the department of transportation (DOT). This bill shortens the reporting time required for accidents involving certain property damage, but not involving an injury to or death of a person, to within hours of the accident. Under Code section 321.482, violation of the provisions of the bill is a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days or a fine of at least $65 but not more than $625 or by both.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named January 30, 2020. On February 13, 2020 it recommended passage.

• Sen. Carrie Koelker REmail
• Sen. Tom Shipley REmail
• Sen. T. Taylor

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