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CS/CS/SB 296: Lawful Breath Test for Alcohol

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Transportation ; DiCeglie ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Harrell ; Hooper

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.

Effective Date: 1/1/2024
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/19/2023 Senate • Filed
1/26/2023 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules
2/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/14/23, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/14/2023 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2/15/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/16/2023 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 113
3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
4/4/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
4/5/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
4/11/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Rules