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CS/CS/SB 138: Driving and Boating Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Criminal Justice ; Wright

Driving and Boating Offenses; Citing this act as "Trenton’s Law"; prohibiting a person from driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of any impairing substance; requiring that a person be told that his or her failure to submit to a lawful test of breath or urine is a second degree misdemeanor or a first degree misdemeanor under certain circumstances; classifying a person’s refusal to submit to a chemical or physical test of breath or urine as a second degree misdemeanor or a first degree misdemeanor under certain circumstances; authorizing state attorneys to create driving under the influence diversion programs, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/10/2025 Senate - CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/3/2025 Senate • Filed
1/15/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
2/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/25, 1:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/11/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/12/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/13/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
3/5/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
3/7/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
3/10/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time