The House reconvened today at 11 a.m., and three bills completed legislative action.
Among the bills completing legislation was Senate Bill 354. This bill will update the terms and procedures for notification after traffic crashes and completion of the required reports by investigating law-enforcement officers. Crash reports are now sent to the Division of Highways, not the Division of Motor Vehicles. The bill also replaces the word “accident” with the word “crash.” Research in highway safety reflects that “crash” is the term to describe motor vehicle collisions used in most states and encompasses a wider range of potential causes for motor vehicle crashes than does the term “accident.”
Other bills completing legislative action were Senate Bill 382, which will authorize the preparation and submission of geological reports incidental to oil and gas drilling, and Senate Bill 436, which will remove the Latin phrase “haec verba viz” and replace it with the translated English phrase “these words verbatim” to allow the reader to better understand the State Code requirements.
The following committees will meet today:
Education- 12:30 p.m. 434M
Finance- 1 p.m. 460M
Judiciary- 1:30 p.m. 410M
Government Organization- 2 p.m. 215E
Health and Human Resources- 4 p.m. 252M
The House will reconvene today at 6 p.m.
