An Act to increase safety on public ways
This bill requires law enforcement to tow and impound vehicles operated by incapacitated individuals on public ways for 12 hours. It directly affects drivers who are found operating vehicles while incapacitated (as defined in related law). The vehicle must remain impounded for 12 hours from the time of towing, and the operator must pay all towing, storage, and maintenance costs when retrieving it. The law aims to remove potentially unsafe vehicles from public roads by imposing a short-term impoundment with clear cost responsibility on the operator.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Transportation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Day
DDemocratic
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