BILL · 1999–00 SESSION
SB 5505: Vehicle accident/arrest
Allowing arrest without a warrant in the investigation of a motor vehicle accident.
Summary
- Provides that any law enforcement officer investigating a motor vehicle accident may arrest the driver of a motor vehicle involved in the accident if the officer has probable cause to believe that the driver has committed in connection with the accident a violation of any criminal traffic law or regulation.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 25, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Shirley Winsley (R-28)
- Introduced
- January 25, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5505 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5505 (2025–26) Universal communications
- SB 5505 (2023–24) School year expansion
- SB 5505 (2021–22) Farmers market prop. tax ex.
- SB 5505 (2019–20) Local stormwater charges
- SB 5505 (2017–18) School district liability
- SB 5505 (2015–16) Office of corrections ombuds
- SB 5505 (2013–14) Valid voter signatures
- SB 5505 (2011–12) Federal census data