AN ACT CONCERNING PROBABLE CAUSE FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE IF A PASSENGER IS OBSERVED USING CANNABIS.

HB 6389 would allow police to establish probable cause for a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) investigation if a passenger in a vehicle is observed using cannabis. This change directly affects drivers whose vehicles contain passengers using cannabis, as it provides officers with a new basis for initiating DUI stops. The bill amends statutes to define such passenger cannabis use as sufficient for probable cause, shifting the standard from needing evidence of the driver's impairment. It does not criminalize passenger use or affect the driver's own actions, only expanding the circumstances under which a DUI investigation may begin. The bill focuses on adjusting the legal standard for probable cause, not on new penalties for cannabis use.