Lawful Breath Test for Alcohol
Summary
Lawful Breath Test for Alcohol; Requiring that a person arrested for driving under the influence who refuses to submit to a lawful test of his or her breath be told that he or she is subject to mandatory placement, for a specified period of time and at his or her expense, of an ignition interlock device on vehicles he or she leases or owns and routinely operates; decreasing the timeframe during which a person whose license is suspended for failure to submit to a breath, urine, or blood test is not eligible to receive a license for business or employment purposes only; requiring a driver who refuses to take a lawful test of his or her breath to install an ignition interlock device, upon a reinstatement of certain licenses and for a specified time, on vehicles he or she leases or owns and routinely operates, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/14/23, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nick DiCeglie
RRepublican
Co
Ed Hooper
RRepublican
Co
Gayle Harrell
RRepublican
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