2023 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB3038: Add unborn persons to the definition of driving under the influence and causing injury or death to an unborn person.

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to establish the felony offenses of driving a motor vehicle while impaired causing the death of an unborn fetus or causing serious bodily injury to an unborn fetus and prescribes penalties for the offenses; the bill also increases the penalties for the felony offenses of driving impaired causing death or causing serious bodily injury to any person.

Bill History

1/25/2023
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/25/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197029.5 KB