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SB 1244: Driving Under the Influence

GENERAL BILL by Simmons

Driving Under the Influence; Providing penalties for a first-time refusal of a chemical or physical test of a person’s breath, blood, or urine; providing that a subsequent refusal by a person who has previously had a license suspension for a prior refusal is a misdemeanor of the first degree; requiring the court to impose certain mandatory ignition interlock devices on the vehicles of convicted persons for a specified time under certain circumstances; prohibiting a court from suspending, deferring, or withholding adjudication of guilt or the imposition of a sentence or penalty for specified offenses, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/28/2015 Senate • Filed
    1/11/2016 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 93
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 93
    1/15/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    1/21/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/26/16, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/3/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/08/16, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/8/2016 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 303
    2/9/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 303
    3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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  • SB 1244, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/28/2015 at 9:19 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/25/2016 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 555 (c1) Driving Under the Influence Plakon, Cortes Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Economic Affairs Committee
    Location: In committee/council (EAC)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    168110 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Simmons)     		2/5/2016
    11:42 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/8/2016 1:30 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.1939 Refusal to submit to testing; penalties. Page 1 (pdf)

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