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2005 SESSION

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SB 1093 Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; refusal to take blood or breath test, penalty.

Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Driving under the influence.  Clarifies provisions in the driving under the influence laws, particularly in the refusal statute. The bill spells out the procedure for charging a person with refusal and states that a first violation of the refusal statute is a civil offense and that subsequent violations are criminal offenses.  A law-enforcement officer will have to read the refusal form only to persons who refuse to take a blood or breath test.  This bill is identical to HB 2655.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051052820  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/05  Senate: Committee substitute printed 055534820-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1093ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/12/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051052820
• 01/12/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/05  Senate: Committee substitute printed 055534820-S1
• 02/04/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/05  Senate: Read second time
• 02/07/05  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/07/05  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 055534820-S1
• 02/07/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1093S1
• 02/07/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/05  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/05  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/09/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/05  House: Read first time
• 02/09/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/05  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  House: Read second time
• 02/23/05  House: Read third time
• 02/23/05  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1093ER)
• 03/09/05  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 757 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757)