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| Bill | Intoxicated drivers; punitive damages for persons injured. | Extends to blood tests performed by the Department of Forensic Science pursuant to a search warrant the rebuttable presumption in civil cases for punitive damages for injuries caused by intoxicated drivers that provides that a person's blood alcohol level demonstrated by a test performed pursuant to the implied consent statute is at least as high as the driver's blood alcohol level at the time of the accident. The bill further establishes a rebuttable presumption applicable in a civil case for punitive damages for injuries caused by an intoxicated driver that a person who has consumed alcohol knew or should have known that his ability to drive was or would be impaired by such consumption. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2017 | SB 1498 | Virginia SB 1498 (2017) |
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Virginia SB 1498 (2017) — Intoxicated drivers; punitive damages for persons injured.
Extends to blood tests performed by the Department of Forensic Science pursuant to a search warrant the rebuttable presumption in civil cases for punitive damages for injuries caused by intoxicated drivers that provides that a person's blood alcohol level demonstrated by a test performed pursuant to the implied consent statute is at least as high as the driver's blood alcohol level at the time of the accident. The bill further establishes a rebuttable presumption applicable in a civil case for punitive damages for injuries caused by an intoxicated driver that a person who has consumed alcohol knew or should have known that his ability to drive was or would be impaired by such consumption.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0671) (committee substitute) — source
- House: Committee substitute printed 17105587D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
- Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1498ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17100598D (committee substitute) — source
- Senate: Printed as engrossed 17100598D-E (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 21–0 (pass) · legislature
- Constitutional reading dispensed — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
- Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE — 100–0 (pass) · legislature
- Constitutional reading dispensed — 39–0 (pass) · legislature
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments — 8–0 (pass) · legislature
- House substitute agreed to by Senate — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — 15–0 (pass) · legislature
- Passed Senate — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-01-18 Presented and ordered printed 17100598D
introduction - 2017-01-18 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2017-02-06 Read second time
reading-2 - 2017-02-06 Reading of amendments waived
- 2017-02-06 Committee amendments agreed to
- 2017-02-06 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1498E
- 2017-02-06 Printed as engrossed 17100598D-E
- 2017-02-08 Placed on Calendar
- 2017-02-08 Read first time
reading-1 - 2017-02-08 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2017-02-08 Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
referral-committee - 2017-02-21 Read second time
reading-2 - 2017-02-22 Read third time
reading-3 - 2017-02-22 Committee substitute agreed to 17105587D-H1
- 2017-02-22 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1498H1
- 2017-02-22 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
passage - 2017-02-23 Title replaced 17105587D-H1
- 2017-03-07 Enrolled
- 2017-03-07 Signed by Speaker
- 2017-03-10 Signed by President
- 2017-03-13 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
- 2017-03-13 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 2017-03-20 Approved by Governor-Chapter 671 (effective 7/1/17)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6e2efaf4-848f-4648-9477-e0f5da2997d3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).