The State Legislative tracking serves as a comprehensive resource for those interested in legislative issues related to hardcore drunk driving. One of the goals of this section is to provide policymakers with up-to-date information about what is happening in legislatures across the country on the issue of hardcore drunk driving.

Pending drunk driving legislation - by state

AL H 2

AUTHOR:

McClendon [R]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to motor vehicles; prohibits text messaging or operating a handheld wireless telecommunication device while operating a motor vehicle on public street, road, or highway; requires law enforcement agencies to report statistical information to Public Safety Department.

 

FL H 187

AUTHOR:

Slosberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Minor Traffic Safety Act

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation & Highway Safety Subcommittee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Designates act "Minor Traffic Safety Act"; prohibits use of handheld cellular telephones & other electronic communications devices by drivers under 18 years of age & persons driving school buses; provides for voluntary checkoff on driver's license applications to permit contributions to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety; requires DHSMV to issue distinctive placard when issuing or reissuing driver's license to person under certain age.

 

FL H 299

AUTHOR:

Pilon [R]

 

TITLE:

Ban on Texting While Driving Law

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation & Highway Safety Subcommittee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to use of wireless communications devices while driving; creates "Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law"; prohibits operation of motor vehicle while using wireless communications device for certain purposes; provides exceptions; specifies information that is admissible as evidence of violation; provides for enforcement as secondary action; provides for points to be assessed against driver's license for unlawful use of wireless communications device resulting in crash.

 

FL H 681

AUTHOR:

Baxley [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation & Highway Safety Subcommittee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to driving under the influence; requires probation for DUI include impoundment or immobilization of vehicle or interlock device; prohibits installation of interlock device concurrently with incarceration; requires installation concurrent with license revocation; requires that law enforcement officer issue to person charged with DUI notice of suspension & obligation to appear; provides that notice acts as temporary driving privilege; revises provisions relating to suspension hearings.

 

FL H 783

AUTHOR:

Sands [D]

 

TITLE:

School Speed Zones

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to school speed zones; provides penalties for using handheld cellular telephone or other handheld electronic communications device while operating motor vehicle in school zone; provides for proceeds from fines collected to be used to enhance funding for district school resource officer programs.

 

FL S 122

AUTHOR:

Sobel [D]

 

TITLE:

Driver Improvement Schools

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to driver improvement schools and education programs for driver's license applicants; requires the curricula of such programs to include instruction on the risks associated with using a handheld electronic communication device while operating a motor vehicle.

 

FL S 416

AUTHOR:

Detert [R]

 

TITLE:

Ban on Texting While Driving Law

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to use of wireless communications devices while driving; creates the "Florida Ban on Texting while Driving Law"; prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device for certain purposes; specifies information that is admissible as evidence of a violation; provides penalties; provides for enforcement as a secondary action; provides for points to be assessed against a driver's license for the unlawful use of a wireless communications device.

 

FL S 742

AUTHOR:

Fasano [R]

 

TITLE:

Commission for a Drug Free Florida

 

LOCATION:

Senate Criminal Justice Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to commission for a drug‑free Florida; creates the Commission for a Drug‑Free Florida within the Executive Office of the Governor; requires that the Executive Office of the Governor provide the commission with staff; requires that the Florida Center for Prevention Research within Florida State University provide administrative and logistical support to the commission; requires that the commission be funded by court fees deposited into the Drug‑Free Florida Trust Fund.

 

FL S 864

AUTHOR:

Altman [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to driving under the influence; requires that the court, as a condition of probation for a conviction of the offense of driving under the influence, impound or immobilize the vehicle that was operated by or was in the actual control of the defendant or require the defendant to install an interlock ignition device on all vehicles that are individually or jointly leased or owned and routinely operated by the defendant.

 

FL S 930

AUTHOR:

Altman [R]

 

TITLE:

Minor Traffic Safety Act

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to motor vehicles; Cites this act as the "Minor Traffic Safety Act"; prohibits a person younger than 18 years of age from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device or telephone.

 

IL H 68

SPONSOR:

Lang [D]

 

TITLE:

Unified Code

 

LOCATION:

House Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the early release of prisoners from a facility of the Department of Corrections on account of good conduct.

 

IL H 123

SPONSOR:

Madigan [D]

 

TITLE:

Appropriations

 

LOCATION:

Chaptered

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes appropriations, reappropriations, and supplemental appropriations to specified State agencies, commissions, and boards; relates to redistricting funds; provides line item vetoes for various appropriations.

 

IL H 1206

SPONSOR:

Berrios [D]

 

TITLE:

Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act

 

LOCATION:

House Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act; provides that it is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act for a valet service provider to refuse a consumer's request to store his or her motor vehicle overnight when the consumer indicates that he or she is too intoxicated to safely drive the motor vehicle; provides that the valet service shall store the consumer's motor vehicle until 12:00 p.m. of the following day and may charge a fee.

 

IL H 1307

SPONSOR:

Moffitt [R]

 

TITLE:

Vehicle Code

 

LOCATION:

Senate Committee on Assignments Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicle Code; removes certified paramedics from the list of persons within the State qualified to draw blood for alcohol and drug testing.

 

IL H 1984

SPONSOR:

Holbrook [D]

 

TITLE:

Wireless Telephones in Motor Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Senate Criminal Law Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicle Code; provides that no person may use a wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle within 500 feet of an emergency scene except for specified purposes; adds digital photographs and video to the definition of electronic message in provisions prohibiting the use of electronic communication devices while operating a motor vehicle.

 

IL H 2112

SPONSOR:

Madigan [D]

 

TITLE:

Appropriations to the Secretary of State

 

LOCATION:

House Appropriations‑General Services Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes appropriations to the Secretary of State for FY12.

 

IL H 2185

SPONSOR:

Madigan [D]

 

TITLE:

Illinois Department of Transportation

 

LOCATION:

House Appropriations‑Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011.

 

IL H 2862

SPONSOR:

Nekritz [D]

 

TITLE:

Restricted Driving Permit

 

LOCATION:

House Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicle Code; provides that certain persons ineligible to re‑apply for a license may instead apply for a restricted driving permit after the expiration of 3 years from the effective date of the most recent revocation, provided the person proves by a preponderance of the evidence a minimum 3 years of uninterrupted sobriety from alcohol and other drugs or the person proves by a preponderance of the evidence a minimum 3 years of active, weekly involvement in a recognized support program.

 

IL H 2933

SPONSOR:

Burns [D]

 

TITLE:

Offender Initiative Probation

 

LOCATION:

House Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Criminal Identification Act and the Unified Code of Corrections; creates Offender Initiative Probation; provides that whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of certain offenses, the court, with the consent of both defendant and the State's Attorney, may, without entering a judgment, sentence the defendant to probation; establishes the terms and conditions of the probation; provides that upon fulfillment of probation, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss proceedings.

 

IL H 3092

SPONSOR:

Franks [D]

 

TITLE:

Chemical Tests to Drivers

 

LOCATION:

Tabled

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicle Code; adds language providing that a law enforcement officer must offer a chemical test to any person who the officer has reason to believe operated a vehicle that was involved in a type A personal injury or fatal motor vehicle accident.

 

IL H 3522

SPONSOR:

Morthland [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under The Influence Penalties

 

LOCATION:

Senate Committee on Assignments Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicle Code; provides that a third or subsequent violation of provisions prohibiting driving while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or an intoxicating compound that results in the death of another person is a Class X felony; provides that if the violation resulted in the deaths of two or more persons, the defendant shall be sentenced to a specified mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for the amount of good conduct credit which may be awarded for certain prisoners.

 

IL H 3523

SPONSOR:

Reboletti [R]

 

TITLE:

Unified Code of Corrections

 

LOCATION:

House Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections; provides that the Director of Corrections, in making a determination as to whether an inmate is to be awarded good conduct credit for meritorious service, may consider the inmate's documented conduct either while incarcerated in a Department facility, county jail, house of correction, Department of Juvenile Justice facility, juvenile detention center, or other penal institution or when the inmate was not incarcerated.

 

IL H 3524

SPONSOR:

Tracy [R]

 

TITLE:

Unified Code of Corrections

 

LOCATION:

House Executive Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections; provides that the Department of Corrections shall prescribe rules and regulations for revoking good conduct credit awarded for meritorious service.

 

IL H 3525

SPONSOR:

Tracy [R]

 

TITLE:

Unified Code of Corrections

 

LOCATION:

House Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections; provides that an inmate is ineligible for the award of meritorious good conduct credit if the inmate was convicted of: a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act or a second or subsequent violation of driving under the influence or aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol or any other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds.

 

IL H 3526

SPONSOR:

Reboletti [R]

 

TITLE:

Unified Code of Corrections

 

LOCATION:

House Executive Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections; provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish uniform procedures for providing timely advance notice of Early release of inmates to law enforcement in local jurisdictions and shall submit a report to the General Assembly, by January 1, 2012, of those notice procedures; provides that the 14‑day advance notice of early release of an inmate because of the award of good conduct credit for meritorious service shall be provided to the Governor and sheriff.

 

IL H 3528

SPONSOR:

Tracy [R]

 

TITLE:

Unified Code of Corrections

 

LOCATION:

House Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections; provides that the Director of Corrections shall provide the Governor with monthly written reports, and the General Assembly with an annual written report, on the award of good conduct credit for meritorious service; provides that these reports must include the number of inmates awarded good conduct credit for meritorious service, the jurisdictions from which these inmates were committed and into which they were or will be released.

 

IL H 3529

SPONSOR:

Reboletti [R]

 

TITLE:

Unified Code of Corrections

 

LOCATION:

House Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections; defines meritorious service in regards to the Director of Corrections' authority to award additional good conduct credit for meritorious service in specific instances.

 

IL H 3535

SPONSOR:

Harris D [R]

 

TITLE:

Unified Code of Corrections

 

LOCATION:

House Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections; provides that the Director of Corrections shall not award good conduct credit for meritorious service to an inmate unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60 days in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

 

IL H 3717

SPONSOR:

Madigan [D]

 

TITLE:

Appropriations to Agencies

 

LOCATION:

Chaptered

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes appropriations for ordinary and contingent expenses of named agencies.

 

IL S 1338

SPONSOR:

Dillard [R]

 

TITLE:

Unified Code of Corrections

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary II ‑ Criminal Law Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections; provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish uniform procedures for providing timely advance notice of Early release of inmates to law enforcement in local jurisdictions and shall submit a report to the General Assembly, by a specified date, of those notice procedures.

 

IL S 1340

SPONSOR:

Dillard [R]

 

TITLE:

Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act

 

LOCATION:

Senate Committee on Assignments Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections; provides that an inmate is ineligible for the award of meritorious good conduct credit if the inmate was convicted of: a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act or a second or subsequent violation of driving under the influence or aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol or any other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof.

 

IL S 1561

SPONSOR:

Dillard [R]

 

TITLE:

Unified Code of Corrections

 

LOCATION:

Senate Committee on Assignments Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections; defines meritorious service in regards to the Director of Corrections' authority to award additional good conduct credit for meritorious service in specific instances.

 

IL S 1771

SPONSOR:

Raoul [D]

 

TITLE:

Criminal Identification Act

 

LOCATION:

Senate Committee on Assignments Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Criminal Identification Act and the Unified Code of Corrections; creates Offender Initiative Probation; provides that whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of, or placed on probation or conditional discharge for, any felony offense, other than a violent offense, pleads guilty to a probationable felony offense of theft, retail theft, forgery, the court, with the consent of both the defendant and the State's Attorney, may sentence the defendant to probation.

 

IL S 2467

SPONSOR:

Kotowski [D]

 

TITLE:

Appropriations to Various Agencies

 

LOCATION:

Senate Committee on Assignments Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes appropriations and reappropriations to various agencies.

 

IL S 2488

SPONSOR:

Garrett [D]

 

TITLE:

Vehicle Code

 

LOCATION:

Senate Committee on Assignments Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicle Code; provides that no person may use a wireless telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on any section of a highway that is undergoing a construction or maintenance project.

 

KY BR 320

SPONSOR:

Office of Jack Westwood

 

TITLE:

Shock Probation

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

(SB29) Relates to shock probation, to prohibit shock probation if a person is convicted of manslaughter in the second degree, or reckless homicide, and driving under the influence arising from the same incident; permits the victim's living next of kin to ask the court to permit shock probation.

 

KY BR 350

SPONSOR:

Keene [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

(HB64) Expands the types of allowable ignition interlock devices; includes driving the wrong way on a four‑lane highway in the list of aggravating circumstances for DUI; relates to license revocations to provide for new license revocations periods subject to conditional reinstatement if the offender participates in the ignition interlock program; requires license plate impoundment only during the period that a person's license is revoked.

 

MA H 519

DOCKET:

228

 

AUTHOR:

Turner [D]

 

TITLE:

Drug and Alcohol Testing Under Driving Laws

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to drug and alcohol testing under the law relates to driving under the influence.

 

MA H 650

DOCKET:

522

 

AUTHOR:

Kulik [D]

 

TITLE:

Recovery of Emergency Response Costs

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the recovery of emergency response costs for search and rescue operations.

 

MA H 935

DOCKET:

430

 

AUTHOR:

Poirier [R]

 

TITLE:

Use of Cell Phones While Operating a Motor Vehicle

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the use of cell phones while operating a motor vehicle within school zones.

 

MA H 1370

DOCKET:

1228

 

AUTHOR:

Stanley T [D]

 

TITLE:

Non Criminal Disposition Process for First Offenders

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides a non‑criminal disposition process for first offenders, including alcohol education.

 

MA H 1696

DOCKET:

1703

 

AUTHOR:

Khan [D]

 

TITLE:

Substance Abuse Health Protection Fund

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Revenue

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to establishing a substance abuse health protection fund with collections from the sale of certain alcoholic beverages.

 

MA H 1817

DOCKET:

1230

 

AUTHOR:

Wagner [D]

 

TITLE:

Mobile Telephone Hands‑Free Usage Requirement

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to requiring the hands‑free use of mobile telephones while driving.

 

MA H 2035

DOCKET:

2366

 

AUTHOR:

Bradley [D]

 

TITLE:

No Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Law Repeal

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Financial Services

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to repealing no‑fault motor vehicle insurance Laws.

 

MA H 2174

DOCKET:

2512

 

AUTHOR:

Gobi [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicle Accident Alcoholic Beverage Testing

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Expands the testing for alcoholic beverages of operators of motor vehicles involved in certain motor vehicle accidents.

 

MA H 2191

DOCKET:

2188

 

AUTHOR:

Jones [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to driving under the influence; provides that whoever, upon any way or in any place to which the public has a right of access, or upon any way or in any place to which members of the public have access as invitees or licensees, operates a motor vehicle with a certain percentage of alcohol in their blood, as determined by analysis of his breath, shall be immediately taken into custody and subject to imprisonment.

 

MA H 2199

DOCKET:

2219

 

AUTHOR:

Jones [R]

 

TITLE:

Liability of Persons Transporting Operators

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the liability of persons transporting operators of motor vehicles arrested for drunk driving; provides that any vehicle operated by a person arrested for drunk driving shall be removed and impounded.

 

MA H 2213

DOCKET:

2317

 

AUTHOR:

Jones [R]

 

TITLE:

Repeat Offenders

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to repeat DUI offenders and sentencing, including probation, parole, and community service; provides for an alcohol assessment as a condition of any probation or parole; enhances sentence if motor vehicle is operated while under the influence of intoxicating substance with a child in the vehicle.

 

MA H 2253

DOCKET:

2772

 

AUTHOR:

Peisch [D]

 

TITLE:

Improving the Apprehension of Drunk Drivers

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to improving the apprehension of drunk drivers and other law violators.

 

MA H 2651

DOCKET:

2816

 

AUTHOR:

Kaufman [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicle Operators to Use Hands Free Telephones

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires motor vehicle operators to use hands‑free mobile telephones and devices.

 

MA H 2811

DOCKET:

3151

 

AUTHOR:

Coakley‑Rivera [D]

 

TITLE:

Penalties for Operating Vehicles Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to increasing penalties for operating vehicles under the influence.

 

MA H 2841

DOCKET:

3405

 

AUTHOR:

McMurtry [D]

 

TITLE:

Persons Charged with Operating Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Authorizes the courts to assess a charge to persons charged with operating under the influence and establish a fund for purchasing police and fire safety equipment.

 

MA H 3069

DOCKET:

3241

 

AUTHOR:

Atkins [D]

 

TITLE:

Use of Hand Held Cell Phones

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the use of hand‑held cell phones by persons operating motor vehicles.

 

MA H 3085

DOCKET:

3437

 

AUTHOR:

Provost [D]

 

TITLE:

Use of a Mobile Phone While Operating a Motor Vehicle

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the use of a mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle on any public way.

 

MA H 3086

DOCKET:

3452

 

AUTHOR:

Provost [D]

 

TITLE:

Use of Cell Phones While Operating a Motor Vehicle

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the use of cell phones while operating a motor vehicle within school zones.

 

MA H 3768

DOCKET:

4047

 

AUTHOR:

Finn [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicle Homicide

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to homicide by motor vehicle; relates to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; restricts eligibility for probation, parole or furlough; provides for a temporary release for the funeral of a relative, obtain emergency medical or psychiatric services or to engage in a work release program.

 

MA HD 228

DOCKET:

519

 

AUTHOR:

Turner [D]

 

TITLE:

Drug and Alcohol Testing

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to drug and alcohol testing.

 

MA HD 2188

DOCKET:

2191

 

AUTHOR:

Jones [R]

 

TITLE:

Preventing Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prevents driving under the influence.

 

MA HD 2219

DOCKET:

2199

 

AUTHOR:

Jones [R]

 

TITLE:

Liability for an Intoxicated Arrestee

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases the liability for permitting an intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle.

 

MA HD 2288

DOCKET:

2134

 

AUTHOR:

Bradley [D]

 

TITLE:

Admissibility of Office of Alcohol Testing Records

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the admissibility of office of alcohol testing records.

 

MA HD 2512

DOCKET:

2174

 

AUTHOR:

Gobi [D]

 

TITLE:

Testing for Using a Vehicle While Influenced by Alcohol

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Expands testing for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

 

MA HD 2772

DOCKET:

2253

 

AUTHOR:

Peisch [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Drivers Apprehension

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Improves apprehension of drunk drivers and other law violators.

 

MA HD 3151

DOCKET:

2811

 

AUTHOR:

Coakley‑Rivera [D]

 

TITLE:

Penalties for Operating Vehicles Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties for operating vehicles under the influence.

 

MA HD 3241

DOCKET:

3069

 

AUTHOR:

Atkins [D]

 

TITLE:

Cell Phone Use in Motor Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to cell phone use in motor vehicles.

 

MA S 3

DOCKET:

1972

 

NEW TEXT OF:

MA H 3401

 

NEW TEXT SEE:

MA S 1914, MA S 1918, MA S 1919, MA S 1978, MA S 1979, MA S 1981

 

AUTHOR:

Ways and Means Cmt

 

TITLE:

Fiscal Year 2012 Budget

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Contains the amended text of House bill 3401 which submits the annual budget of the Commonwealth for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2011; makes certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary to carry out those appropriations or for other important public purposes.

 

MA S 135

DOCKET:

433

 

AUTHOR:

Tarr [R]

 

TITLE:

Alcohol Procurement for Minors

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Reduces the furnishing or procuring of alcohol to a minor by an adult.

 

MA S 662

DOCKET:

336

 

AUTHOR:

Brewer [D]

 

TITLE:

Prehension of Drunk Drivers and Other Law Violators

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Improves the prehension of drunk drivers and other law violators; authorizes a police officer of a city or town to stop a person or vehicle in a city or town that borders the officer's city or town, to place an operator in protective custody, issue a citation or take any other enforcement action; provides for return of a person arrested to the jurisdiction wherein said offence was committed or other condition or violation was observed.

 

MA S 678

DOCKET:

1365

 

AUTHOR:

Clark [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Drivers

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to DUI; provides for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license or registration; provides penalties; provides for false statements in an application for driving license and forgery of identification; provides for operating a motor vehicle with an open container; provides for negligent or reckless operation; provides for fleeing; provides for alternative dispositions; provides for tests; provides for forfeitures and child endangerment; provides for vehicular homicide; relates to salvage.

 

MA S 783

DOCKET:

1816

 

AUTHOR:

Flanagan [D]

 

TITLE:

Vehicular Homicide While Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to vehicular homicide while driving under the influence.

 

MA S 787

DOCKET:

720

 

AUTHOR:

Hedlund [R]

 

TITLE:

Melanie's Law

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enhances Melanie's Law.

 

MA S 880

DOCKET:

828

 

AUTHOR:

Tarr [R]

 

TITLE:

Penalties for the Crime of Motor Vehicular Homicide

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides for progressive penalties for the crime of motor vehicular homicide.

 

MA S 885

DOCKET:

996

 

AUTHOR:

Tarr [R]

 

TITLE:

Recidivist Drunk Driving

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Combats recidivist drunk driving.

 

MA S 1553

DOCKET:

950

 

AUTHOR:

Tolman [D]

 

TITLE:

Equitable Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Revenue

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to equitable treatment for substance use disorders; eliminates certain sales tax exemption for alcoholic liquors.

 

MA S 1601

DOCKET:

1715

 

AUTHOR:

Moore R [D]

 

TITLE:

Sleep Deprivation Avoidance and Promotion

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to sleep deprivation avoidance and promotion of good sleeping practices.

 

MA S 1732

DOCKET:

1030

 

AUTHOR:

Creem [D]

 

TITLE:

Hands Free Cell Phone Devices

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to hands free cell phone devices.

 

MA S 1746

DOCKET:

491

 

AUTHOR:

Hedlund [R]

 

TITLE:

Ignition Interlock Devices

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to ignition interlock devices; provides that a mandatory restriction on a hardship license granted by the registrar shall be that such person have an ignition interlock device installed on each vehicle owned, each vehicle leased and each vehicle operated by the licensee for the duration of the hardship license.

 

MA S 1764

DOCKET:

1259

 

AUTHOR:

Montigny [D]

 

TITLE:

Mobile Phone Use While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the use of mobile telephones while operating a motor vehicle.

 

MA S 1765

DOCKET:

1382

 

AUTHOR:

Montigny [D]

 

TITLE:

Cellular Phone Use in School Zones

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to cellular phone use in school zones.

 

MA S 1773

DOCKET:

1680

 

AUTHOR:

Moore R [D]

 

TITLE:

Drowsy Driving

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to drowsy driving.

 

MA S 1795

DOCKET:

440

 

AUTHOR:

Tarr [R]

 

TITLE:

Protection Against Drivers Under the Influence of Drugs

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that whoever operates a motor vehicle in any place to which the public has right to access or in any place to which the public has access as licensees, shall be deemed to have consented to chemical tests or analyses of his breath, urine or blood in the event that he is arrested; provides that no such person shall be deemed to have consented to a blood test or tests unless such person has been brought for treatment to a licensed medical facility.

 

MA S 1810

DOCKET:

958

 

AUTHOR:

Tolman [D]

 

TITLE:

Communication Device Operation While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the use of certain communication devices while operating a motor vehicle.

 

MA S 1866

DOCKET:

492

 

AUTHOR:

Knapik [R]

 

TITLE:

Police Fire Safety Fund

 

LOCATION:

Senate Ways and Means Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes a Police Fire Safety Fund in the Commonwealth.

 

MA S 1920

DOCKET:

2076

 

NEW TEXT OF:

MA H 3401

 

AUTHOR:

Senate Floor

 

TITLE:

Fiscal Year 2012 Budget

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Contains the amended text of House bill 3401 which submits the annual budget of the Commonwealth for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2011; makes certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary to carry out those appropriations or for other important public purposes.

 

MA S 2012

DOCKET:

2074

 

AUTHOR:

Tarr [R]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicle Safety and Habitual Offenders

 

LOCATION:

Joint Committee on The Judiciary

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Promotes motor vehicle safety; provides that habitual offenders who have not had their driver licenses restored and have a certain number of convictions shall be reported to the registrar who is authorized to suspend or revoke such license; provides for convictions due to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs; provides for license revocation for life; provides that an appeal to the superior court may be had from any order of the registrar.

 

MA SD 336

DOCKET:

662

 

AUTHOR:

Brewer [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driver Apprehension

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Improves apprehension of drunk drivers and other law violators.

 

MA SD 441

DOCKET:

471

 

AUTHOR:

Tolman [D]

 

TITLE:

Liability While Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Concerns insurer's liability for losses while under the influence.

 

MA SD 491

DOCKET:

1746

 

AUTHOR:

Hedlund [R]

 

TITLE:

Ignition Interlock Devices

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to ignition interlock devices.

 

MA SD 720

DOCKET:

787

 

AUTHOR:

Hedlund [R]

 

TITLE:

Melanie's Law

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to enhancing Melanie's Law.

 

MA SD 996

DOCKET:

885

 

AUTHOR:

Tarr [R]

 

TITLE:

Recidivist Drunk Driving

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Combats recidivist drunk driving.

 

MA SD 1365

DOCKET:

678

 

AUTHOR:

Clark [D]

 

TITLE:

Citizens of the Commonwealth From Drunk Drivers

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Protects the citizens of the Commonwealth from drunk drivers.

 

MA SD 1816

DOCKET:

783

 

AUTHOR:

Flanagan [D]

 

TITLE:

Vehicular Homicide While Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to vehicular homicide while driving under the influence.

 

MI H 4072

SPONSOR:

Lori [R]

 

TITLE:

Blood Alcohol Content

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Lowers blood alcohol content for individuals operating a vessel and establishes a zero‑tolerance provision.

 

MI H 4073

SPONSOR:

Lori [R]

 

TITLE:

Operating Vessel While Impaired

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enacts sentencing guidelines for operating vessel while impaired by or under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.

 

MI H 4794

SPONSOR:

Tyler [R]

 

TITLE:

Snowmobile Operation

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits operation of a snowmobile by certain individuals under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.

 

MI H 4816

SPONSOR:

Dillon B [D]

 

TITLE:

Driver Responsibility

 

LOCATION:

House Appropriations Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Eliminates driver responsibility fees.

 

MI H 4924

SPONSOR:

Muxlow [R]

 

TITLE:

Local Ordinances

 

LOCATION:

Senate Second Reading ‑ Committee Reports

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides authority to enact local ordinances with criminal penalties of not more than 180 days in jail.

 

MI H 5028

SPONSOR:

Kandrevas [D]

 

TITLE:

Off Road Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to operation of an off‑road vehicle by certain individuals under the influence of or visibly impaired by alcohol or a controlled substance.

 

MI H 5162

SPONSOR:

Damrow [R]

 

TITLE:

Treatment Court

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Creates veterans' treatment court.

 

MI S 173

SPONSOR:

Proos [R]

 

TITLE:

Corrections Budget

 

LOCATION:

Bills in Conference Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides appropriations for the Department of Corrections for the 2011‑12 fiscal year.

 

MI S 180

SPONSOR:

Proos [R]

 

TITLE:

Judiciary Budget

 

LOCATION:

Bills in Conference Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides budget for the judiciary for the 2011‑12 fiscal year.

 

MI S 353

SPONSOR:

Robertson [R]

 

TITLE:

Intoxicated Driving

 

LOCATION:

Senate Second Reading ‑ Committee Reports

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Includes any intoxicating substance in definition of "operating while intoxicated.".

 

MI S 756

SPONSOR:

Walker [R]

 

TITLE:

Graduated License

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits cell phone use while driving for individuals with a level 2 graduated driver license.

 

MI S 809

SPONSOR:

Schuitmaker [R]

 

TITLE:

Sobriety Court

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the State Vehicle Code; clarifies eligibility for sobriety court; revises provisions regarding the required conditions for the issuance of an unrestricted license, the breath testing requirements for ignition interlock devices, and the suspension of a license to operate a commercial motor vehicle and related offenses.

 

NC H 31

AUTHOR:

Pierce [D]

 

TITLE:

Mobile Phone Use and Motor Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes using a mobile phone unlawful while driving a motor vehicle on a public street or highway or public vehicular area.

 

NC H 44

AUTHOR:

Pierce [D]

 

TITLE:

Mobile Phone Use and Driving

 

LOCATION:

House Commerce and Job Development Subcommittee on Science and Technology

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes using a mobile phone unlawful while driving a motor vehicle on a public street or highway or public vehicular area unless hands‑free technology is used by the operator.

 

NC H 375

AUTHOR:

Bradley [R]

 

TITLE:

Checking Stations and Manhunts

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes all checking stations unlawful unless they are established to capture a particular named offender in a manhunt.

 

NC H 584

SAME AS:

NC S 500

 

AUTHOR:

Gillespie [R]

 

TITLE:

Base Budget Appropriations

 

LOCATION:

House Appropriations Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes base budget appropriations for current operations of state departments, institutions, and agencies, and for other purposes.

 

NC H 591

AUTHOR:

Ingle [R]

 

TITLE:

DWI Offenders and Ignition Interlock Requirements

 

LOCATION:

House Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Authorizes a limited driving privilege with an ignition interlock requirement for first‑time DWI offenders with a refusal revocation; authorizes a limited driving privilege for certain 18, 19, and 20 year‑olds; makes tampering with an ignition interlock system an unlawful act; provides for the payment of an administrative fee and costs associated with an ignition interlock system; creates an ignition interlock device fund to assist indigent persons.

 

NC H 632

SAME AS:

NC S 506

 

AUTHOR:

Lewis [R]

 

TITLE:

Delinquent Juvenile Definition

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Subcommittee on Judiciary B

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the definition of delinquent juvenile to raise the age from sixteen to eighteen years in six‑month increments of age over a four‑year period; provides that sixteen‑ and seventeen‑year‑olds who have been previously convicted of a felony in adult court shall remain in adult court; provides that sixteen‑ and seventeen‑year‑olds alleged delinquent for a class A‑E felony shall be transferred to adult court.

 

NC H 725

SAME AS:

NC H 739

 

AUTHOR:

Rapp [D]

 

TITLE:

DUI Offenders and Ignition Interlock Device

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Subcommittee on Judiciary B

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires anyone who is convicted of driving while impaired, driving after consuming alcohol being less than twenty‑one years of age, or any other impaired driving offense, or any person who refuses a chemical analysis, to have an ignition interlock system installed on every vehicle that person may drive before that person can get a limited driving privilege; provides for the payment of an administrative fee and costs associated with an ignition interlock system; creates an Ignition Interlock Device Fund.

 

NC H 732

AUTHOR:

Blust [R]

 

TITLE:

Tort Reform Act

 

LOCATION:

House Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes a blue ribbon commission to study the need for tort reform; directs the commission to study the adoption of comparative negligence in lieu of contributory negligence, the adoption of several liability in lieu of joint and several liability in tort, the economic impact of any proposals for tort reform considered by the commission, and State and local government and any other relevant topic in tort reform.

 

NC H 739

SAME AS:

NC H 725

 

AUTHOR:

Faison [D]

 

TITLE:

DUI Offenders and Ignition Interlock Systems

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Subcommittee on Judiciary B

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires anyone who is convicted of driving while impaired, driving after consuming alcohol being less than twenty‑one years of age, or any other impaired driving offense, or any person who refuses a chemical analysis, to have an ignition interlock system installed on every vehicle that person may drive before that person can get a limited driving privilege; provides for the payment of an administrative fee and costs associated with an ignition interlock system and create an Ignition Interlock Device Fund.

 

NC H 870

AUTHOR:

Pierce [D]

 

TITLE:

State Highway Patrol Division Funds and Text Education

 

LOCATION:

House Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Appropriates the sum of one hundred thousand dollars to the state highway patrol division of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety to be used for the education of teenagers about the risks and penalties of texting while driving.

 

NC S 36

AUTHOR:

Dannelly [D]

 

TITLE:

Mobile Phone Use While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary II Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes using a mobile phone unlawful while driving a motor vehicle on a public street or highway or public vehicular area.

 

NC S 86

SAME AS:

NC H 49

 

AUTHOR:

Harrington [R]

 

TITLE:

DWI Offender Punishment

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary I Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases the punishment for DWI offenders with three or more grossly aggravating factors; authorizes the court to require continuous alcohol monitoring for certain offenders; increases the court costs for DWI offenders.

 

NC S 393

AUTHOR:

Atwater [D]

 

TITLE:

Felony Death Penalty and Motor Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary II Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases the penalties for felony death by vehicle and aggravated felony death by vehicle so that the punishment for causing a death while driving impaired is one class higher than causing serious bodily injury while driving impaired, and to maintain the penalty for aggravated felony death by vehicle at one class higher than felony death by vehicle.

 

NC S 490

AUTHOR:

Rucho [R]

 

TITLE:

Motorcycle Insurance Regulatory Environment

 

LOCATION:

Senate Insurance Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Modernizes the nonfleet private passenger automobile and motorcycle insurance regulatory environment.

 

NC S 500

SAME AS:

NC H 584

 

AUTHOR:

Brunstetter [R]

 

TITLE:

Base Budget Appropriations

 

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations/Base Budget Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes base budget appropriations for current operations of state departments, institutions, and agencies, and for other purposes.

 

NC S 506

SAME AS:

NC H 632

 

AUTHOR:

Hartsell [R]

 

TITLE:

Delinquent Juvenile Definition

 

LOCATION:

Senate Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the definition of delinquent juvenile to raise the age from sixteen to eighteen years in six‑month increments of age over a four‑year period; provides that sixteen‑ and seventeen‑year‑olds who have been previously convicted of a felony in adult court shall remain in adult court; provides that sixteen‑ and seventeen‑year‑olds alleged delinquent for a class a‑e felony shall be transferred to adult court.

 

NC S 652

AUTHOR:

Vaughan [D]

 

TITLE:

Chemical Analysis Test and Administrative Hearings

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary II Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the introduction of chemical analysis test results in an administrative hearing procedure before the Division of Motor Vehicles for the restoration of a drivers license after a revocation for certain impaired driving offenses requiring an ignition interlock, unless the chemical analysis test results were admitted into evidence by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the rules of evidence in Chapter 1A of the General Statutes.

 

NC S 742

AUTHOR:

Goolsby [R]

 

TITLE:

Breath Testing Sites and Law Enforcement

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary I Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires all breath‑testing sites and law enforcement vehicles engaged in traffic enforcement to be equipped with a video recording device and to require the recording of all impaired driving offenses at the incident site and the breath‑testing site unless such recording is impossible, and to require a fee be assessed to a person convicted of driving while impaired to offset the cost of operating the video recording systems.

 

NC S 748

AUTHOR:

Rabon [R]

 

TITLE:

Revoked Drivers License Restoration Fee

 

LOCATION:

Senate Finance Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases the fee for the restoration of drivers licenses revoked for impaired driving to provide funding for the forensic tests for the alcohol branch of the Department of Health and Human Services.

 

NJ A 109

SPONSOR:

Biondi [R]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Offenses

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases period of license suspension for certain drunk driving offenses.

 

NJ A 114

SPONSOR:

Biondi [R]

 

TITLE:

Snowmobiling While Intoxicated

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Raises penalties for operating snowmobiles or all‑terrain vehicles while under the influence.

 

NJ A 304

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 869

 

SPONSOR:

Rumpf [R]

 

TITLE:

Suspended License for DUI

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases prison time for certain persons convicted of a motor vehicle offense when license suspended for DUI.

 

NJ A 306

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 872

 

SPONSOR:

Rumpf [R]

 

TITLE:

Subsequent Drunk Driving Offenses

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Criminalizes fifth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.

 

NJ A 623

SPONSOR:

Moriarty [D]

 

TITLE:

Intoxicated Drivers Surcharge

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Imposes $50 surcharge on intoxicated drivers; establishes county sheriffs or prosecutors educational program in secondary schools concerning dangers of impaired driving.

 

NJ A 651

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 580

 

SPONSOR:

Moriarty [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicle Accidents Resulting In Death

 

LOCATION:

ASSEMBLY

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires breath or blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

 

NJ A 774

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 177

 

SPONSOR:

Bramnick [R]

 

TITLE:

Accident Caused By Drunk Driver

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that limitation on lawsuit option does not apply in accident caused by drunk driver.

 

NJ A 800

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 1317

 

SPONSOR:

Albano [D]

 

TITLE:

DUI and Youth

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Criminalizes driving under the influence with person 17 years of age or younger in vehicle.

 

NJ A 802

SPONSOR:

Albano [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Prevention

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Imposes surcharge on drunk drivers to establish Drunk Driving Prevention and Education Grant Fund.

 

NJ A 803

SPONSOR:

Albano [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Enforcement

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases drunk driving enforcement surcharge.

 

NJ A 804

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 1281

 

SPONSOR:

Albano [D]

 

TITLE:

Drivers Licenses and Penalties

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enhances penalties for driving when license revoked.

 

NJ A 825

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 673, NJ S 920

 

SPONSOR:

Albano [D]

 

TITLE:

DWI Offense

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Eliminates downgrading of Driving While Intoxicated offenses that occur more than 10 years after previous conviction.

 

NJ A 830

SPONSOR:

Albano [D]

 

TITLE:

Joshs and Craigs Law

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases certain penalties for vehicular homicides involving intoxicated drivers; designated Josh's and Craig's Law.

 

NJ A 892

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 391

 

SPONSOR:

Dancer [R]

 

TITLE:

Underage Drivers Alcohol Consumption

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties for underage drivers who have consumed alcohol.

 

NJ A 1011

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 1211

 

SPONSOR:

Spencer [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Penalties

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides enhanced penalties for drunk drivers with blood alcohol concentration of 0.17% or greater.

 

NJ A 1035

SPONSOR:

Malone [R]

 

TITLE:

Fatal Accidents Blood Tests

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires breath or blood test of drivers in fatal accidents.

 

NJ A 1173

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 405

 

SPONSOR:

Addiego [R]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Offenses

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires permanent driver's license suspension for third drunk driving offense.

 

NJ A 1348

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 2205

 

SPONSOR:

Angelini [R]

 

TITLE:

Revoked Boating Privileges

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Gives judge discretion to revoke boating privileges for third or subsequent drunk driving offenses.

 

NJ A 1349

SPONSOR:

Angelini [R]

 

TITLE:

Aircraft Operation

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Modifies penalty for operating an aircraft while impaired, establishes blood alcohol content offense level and requires report of violation to FAA.

 

NJ A 1452

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 1393

 

SPONSOR:

Wisniewski [D]

 

TITLE:

Driver Distraction Notes in Traffic Accidents

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires causes of driver inattention to be noted in traffic accidents.

 

NJ A 1522

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 580

 

SPONSOR:

Chiappone [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicle Accidents Resulting in Death

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires breath or blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death or certain bodily injury.

 

NJ A 1814

SPONSOR:

Casagrande [R]

 

TITLE:

Hazing Penalties

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Revises the law concerning hazing; upgrades criminal penalties, provides certain immunities, creates civil offense and requires written policies.

 

NJ A 2287

SPONSOR:

Coutinho [D]

 

TITLE:

Helens Law

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enacts Helen's Law; establishes criminal penalty for causing death or serious bodily injury when violating hands‑free cell phone law when driving.

 

NJ A 2331

SPONSOR:

Rumpf [R]

 

TITLE:

Hands Free Wireless Telephones

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits use of hands‑free wireless telephones and electronic communication devices while providing instruction in the operation of a motor vehicle.

 

NJ A 2334

SPONSOR:

Rumpf [R]

 

TITLE:

Immediate Drivers License Suspension

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides for immediate driver's license suspension under certain circumstances.

 

NJ A 2410

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 1046

 

SPONSOR:

McKeon [D]

 

TITLE:

DUI Mandatory Jail Time

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires mandatory jail time for certain driving while intoxicated convictions with high blood alcohol concentration.

 

NJ A 2411

SPONSOR:

Munoz N [R]

 

TITLE:

Breath Or Blood Test in Motor Vehicle Accidents

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires breath or blood test in motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians.

 

NJ A 2423

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 1600

 

SPONSOR:

Albano [D]

 

TITLE:

Jays Law

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to Jay's Law; requires Driving While Intoxicated offenders to wear alcohol monitoring device.

 

NJ A 2437

SPONSOR:

Bramnick [R]

 

TITLE:

Hand Held Phone

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalty for commercial drivers who use a hand‑held telephone or electronic communication device while driving.

 

NJ A 2448

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 1203

 

SPONSOR:

Rumpf [R]

 

TITLE:

Intoxicated Employees and Workers Compensation

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Labor Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.

 

NJ A 2536

SPONSOR:

Conaway [D]

 

TITLE:

Repeat Offender Blood Alcohol Concentration Levels

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Modifies blood alcohol concentration level for drunk driving conviction for repeat offender.

 

NJ A 2542

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 1429

 

SPONSOR:

DeCroce [R]

 

TITLE:

Commercial Operator Hand Held Use Exemption

 

LOCATION:

ASSEMBLY

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Exempts use of citizen's band and two‑way radios by operators of commercial motor vehicles from prohibition on use of hand‑held wireless telephone or electronic communication devices while driving.

 

NJ A 2546

SPONSOR:

Mainor [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving With Minor Passenger Penalties

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties for drunk driving with a minor as a passenger.

 

NJ A 2677

SPONSOR:

Quijano [D]

 

TITLE:

Talking or Texting While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases fine for talking or texting on hand‑held device while driving.

 

NJ A 2816

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 1950

 

SPONSOR:

Quijano [D]

 

TITLE:

Kulesh and Kuberts Law

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Appropriations Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Creates the Kulesh and Kubert's Law; establishes violation of hands‑free cell phone law as reckless under vehicular homicide statute and assault by auto statute.

 

NJ A 3000

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 3000

 

SPONSOR:

Malone [R]

 

TITLE:

State Budget

 

LOCATION:

ASSEMBLY

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Appropriates $28,364,422,000 in State funds and $13,204,231,842 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2010‑2011.

 

NJ A 3135

SPONSOR:

Watson‑Coleman [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicle Violations Bargaining By Mail

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires procedures for plea bargaining by mail for certain motor vehicle violations.

 

NJ A 3154

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 2181

 

SPONSOR:

Quijano [D]

 

TITLE:

Talking, Texting While Driving

 

LOCATION:

ASSEMBLY

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases fine and imposes license suspension for talking or texting on hand‑held device while driving.

 

NJ A 3173

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 797

 

SPONSOR:

Coughlin [D]

 

TITLE:

Penalty Assessment for Drunk Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases the additional penalty assessment for drunk driving and boating; dedicates the additional revenue to the Victims of Crime Compensation Board.

 

NJ A 3759

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 2460

 

SPONSOR:

Gusciora [D]

 

TITLE:

Ignition Interlock Device

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires ignition interlock device to be installed on vehicle owned or leased by drunk driver only after period of driver's license suspension.

 

NJ A 3762

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 2671

 

SPONSOR:

Albano [D]

 

TITLE:

Breathalyzer Refusal

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Clarifies that conviction of refusal to submit to breathalyzer constitutes prior conviction for sentencing purposes under drunk driving law.

 

NJ A 3775

SPONSOR:

Angelini [R]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Sentencing

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes that refusal conviction constitutes prior conviction when imposing drunk driving sentence.

 

NJ A 3989

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 2801

 

SPONSOR:

Quijano [D]

 

TITLE:

Negligent Vehicular Homicide

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes the crime of negligent vehicular homicide.

 

NJ A 4046

IDENTICAL:

NJ S 2797

 

SPONSOR:

Rudder [R]

 

TITLE:

Modified License for Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the Melanie A. Cantwell Law; requires MVC to issue modified license to person convicted of driving under the influence.

 

NJ A 4054

SPONSOR:

Stender [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Conviction

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases surcharge for drunk driving conviction.

 

NJ A 4176

SPONSOR:

Bramnick [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Using Hand‑held Cell Upgrade Penalty

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Upgrades penalties for illegal use of a hand‑held cell phone while driving.

 

NJ A 4200

SPONSOR:

Greenwald [D]

 

TITLE:

State Budget for Fiscal Year 2011‑2012

 

LOCATION:

ASSEMBLY

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Appropriates state funds and federal funds for the state budget for fiscal year 2011‑2012.

 

NJ A 4266

SPONSOR:

Evans [D]

 

TITLE:

Hand‑held Cell Phone While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes illegal use of a hand‑held cell phone as reckless driving; requires education component.

 

NJ S 177

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 774, NJ A 775

 

SPONSOR:

Scutari [D]

 

TITLE:

Limitation On Lawsuit

 

LOCATION:

Senate Commerce Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that limitation on lawsuit option does not apply in accident caused by drunk driver.

 

NJ S 265

SPONSOR:

Van Drew [D]

 

TITLE:

Vehicular Homicide

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases certain penalties for vehicular homicides involving intoxicated drivers; designated Josh's and Craig's Law.

 

NJ S 390

SPONSOR:

Singer [R]

 

TITLE:

Provisional Drivers License Penalties

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enhances penalties for provisional driver's license holders.

 

NJ S 391

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 892

 

SPONSOR:

Singer [R]

 

TITLE:

Underage Drivers and Alcohol Consumption

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties for underage drivers who have consumed alcohol.

 

NJ S 405

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 1173

 

SPONSOR:

Haines [R]

 

TITLE:

3rd Drunk Driving Offense

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires permanent driver's license suspension for third drunk driving offense.

 

NJ S 580

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 651, NJ A 1522

 

SPONSOR:

Beach [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicle Accidents Resulting in Death

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires breath or blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

 

NJ S 673

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 625, NJ A 825

 

SPONSOR:

Buono [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Intoxicated Offense

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Eliminates downgrading of Driving While Intoxicated offenses that occur more than 10 years after previous conviction.

 

NJ S 797

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 3173

 

SPONSOR:

Vitale [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Penalties

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases additional penalty assessment for drunk driving; dedicates revenue to Violent Crimes Compensation Board.

 

NJ S 869

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 304

 

SPONSOR:

Connors C [R]

 

TITLE:

DUI Suspended License

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases prison time for certain persons convicted of a motor vehicle offense when license suspended for DUI.

 

NJ S 872

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 306

 

SPONSOR:

Connors C [R]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Offense

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Criminalizes fifth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.

 

NJ S 890

SPONSOR:

Ciesla [R]

 

TITLE:

Ignition Interlock Devices

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Authorizes court to require persons convicted of refusing breathalyzer for second or subsequent time to install ignition interlock.

 

NJ S 1046

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 2410

 

SPONSOR:

Codey [D]

 

TITLE:

Mandatory Jail Time

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires mandatory jail time for certain driving while intoxicated convictions with high blood alcohol concentration.

 

NJ S 1203

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 2448

 

SPONSOR:

Connors C [R]

 

TITLE:

Intoxicated Workers' Compensation

 

LOCATION:

Senate Labor Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.

 

NJ S 1211

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 1011

 

SPONSOR:

Weinberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Drivers

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides enhanced penalties for drunk drivers with blood alcohol concentration of 0.17% or greater.

 

NJ S 1281

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 804

 

SPONSOR:

Van Drew [D]

 

TITLE:

Revoked Drivers License

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enhances penalties for driving when license revoked.

 

NJ S 1317

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 800

 

SPONSOR:

Baroni [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Criminalizes driving under the influence with person 17 years of age or younger in vehicle.

 

NJ S 1393

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 1452

 

SPONSOR:

Codey [D]

 

TITLE:

Driver Distraction

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires causes of driver inattention to be noted in traffic accidents.

 

NJ S 1398

SPONSOR:

Weinberg [D]

 

TITLE:

School Employees Criminal History Record Check Process

 

LOCATION:

Senate Education Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Revises criminal history record check process undergone by public and nonpublic school employees and school bus drivers.

 

NJ S 1425

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 3567

 

SPONSOR:

Van Drew [D]

 

TITLE:

Arrest Information Uniform Media Release Guidelines

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires the Attorney General to issue uniform guidelines regarding release of arrest information to media.

 

NJ S 1579

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 137

 

SPONSOR:

Oroho [R]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Penalty

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires MVC to immediately suspend driver's license of alleged drunk drivers who cause a death.

 

NJ S 1581

SPONSOR:

Oroho [R]

 

TITLE:

Davids Law

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enacts David's Law; establishes crime of negligent vehicular homicide.

 

NJ S 1600

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 2423

 

SPONSOR:

Van Drew [D]

 

TITLE:

Jays Law

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enacts the Jay's Law; requires Driving While Intoxicated offenders to wear alcohol monitoring device.

 

NJ S 1699

SPONSOR:

Turner [D]

 

TITLE:

Drug Treatment

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires conditionally discharged drug dependent persons to undergo assessment and drug treatment.

 

NJ S 1701

SPONSOR:

Turner [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties for drunk driving with minor as passenger.

 

NJ S 1714

SPONSOR:

Turner [D]

 

TITLE:

Snowmobile Operation

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enhances penalties for illegally operating a snowmobile or all‑terrain vehicle.

 

NJ S 1820

SPONSOR:

Turner [D]

 

TITLE:

Restricted Use License

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Permits certain motor vehicle offenders to apply for a restricted use license.

 

NJ S 1835

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 2802

 

SPONSOR:

Bateman [R]

 

TITLE:

School Bus Driver Criminal Record Check

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Education Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Expands type of school bus driver required to undergo Department of Education criminal record check process and requires matching of data files to ensure school bus drivers remain qualified pursuant to records maintained by Department of Education and MVC.

 

NJ S 1950

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 2816

 

SPONSOR:

Lesniak [D]

 

TITLE:

Kulesh and Kuberts Law

 

LOCATION:

Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Creates Kulesh and Kubert's Law; establishes violation of hands‑free cell phone law as reckless under vehicular homicide statute and assault by auto statute.

 

NJ S 2181

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 3154

 

SPONSOR:

Codey [D]

 

TITLE:

Talking or Texting While Driving

 

LOCATION:

ASSEMBLY

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases fine and imposes license suspension for talking or texting on hand‑held device while driving.

 

NJ S 2205

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 1348

 

SPONSOR:

Girgenti [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Laws

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Gives judge discretion to revoke boating privileges for third or subsequent drunk driving offenses.

 

NJ S 2460

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 3759

 

SPONSOR:

Scutari [D]

 

TITLE:

Ignition Interlock Device Installation

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires ignition interlock device to be installed on vehicle owned or leased by drunk driver only after period of driver's license suspension.

 

NJ S 2797

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 4046

 

SPONSOR:

Addiego [R]

 

TITLE:

Modified License Issued for DUI Convicted

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enacts the Melanie A. Cantwell Law; requires MVC to issue modified license to person convicted of driving under the influence.

 

NJ S 2801

IDENTICAL:

NJ A 3989

 

SPONSOR:

Norcross [D]

 

TITLE:

Negligent Vehicular Homicide

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes the crime of negligent vehicular homicide.

 

NY A 545

SPONSOR:

Dinowitz [D]

 

TITLE:

Persistent Alcohol Offenders

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires persistent alcohol offenders to use distinctive registration plates for such offenders issued by the commissioner of motor vehicles.

 

NY A 791

SPONSOR:

Dinowitz [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Emergency Reimbursement

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to reimbursement for costs incurred by emergency services as a result of driving while intoxicated.

 

NY A 848

SPONSOR:

Weisenberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Traffic Law Definitions

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Defines the terms "impaired" and "intoxication" for the purposes of the vehicle and traffic law.

 

NY A 850

SPONSOR:

Weisenberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Impaired Driving Sanctions

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to sanctions for driving while ability impaired while holding a conditional licence.

 

NY A 930

SPONSOR:

Ortiz [D]

 

TITLE:

Cell Phone Accident Penalties

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that drivers who cause accidents which result in serious physical injury or death while talking on a cellular phone shall be subject to criminal penalties.

 

NY A 936

SPONSOR:

Ortiz [D]

 

TITLE:

Alcohol Abuse Treatment Fund

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Ways and Means Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases tax on alcohol; creates the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment Fund.

 

NY A 973

SPONSOR:

Ortiz [D]

 

TITLE:

Ignition Interlock Devices

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Mandates the installation of ignition interlock devices.

 

NY A 1015

SPONSOR:

Lentol [D]

 

TITLE:

Vehicular Assault and Manslaughter

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the offenses of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter.

 

NY A 1100

SPONSOR:

Kolb [R]

 

TITLE:

Emergency Response Costs Recovery

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Permits municipalities to adopt local law or ordinance to recover costs of emergency response to scene of alcohol or controlled substance related accident.

 

NY A 1146

SPONSOR:

Ortiz [D]

 

TITLE:

Dialing of Phone While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that no person shall dial a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle.

 

NY A 1148

SPONSOR:

Ortiz [D]

 

TITLE:

Use of Cell Phone While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the use of a cellular or wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle except in specified circumstances.

 

NY A 1182

SPONSOR:

Gantt [D]

 

TITLE:

DWI Offenses

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits imposition of a sentence of imprisonment without imposition of a fine for DWI offenses.

 

NY A 1215

SPONSOR:

Ortiz [D]

 

TITLE:

Ignition Interlock Device Requirement

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires certain vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device.

 

NY A 1299

SPONSOR:

Gantt [D]

 

TITLE:

School Bus Driver Disqualification

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides for the permanent disqualification of school bus drivers who fail a random alcohol or drug test in certain cases.

 

NY A 1348

SPONSOR:

Gantt [D]

 

TITLE:

Vehicle Operation Penalties

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases the criminal penalties for driving while ability impaired and driving while intoxicated and penalties for aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

 

NY A 1534

SPONSOR:

Gantt [D]

 

TITLE:

Inattentive Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Causes a person who engages in certain non‑driving activities while driving to be guilty of inattentive driving; provides that inattentive driving is considered a traffic infraction; provides that if a person commits three violations of inattentive driving during an eighteen month period, he or she is guilty of reckless driving.

 

NY A 1804

SPONSOR:

Dinowitz [D]

 

TITLE:

Payments to Health Care Providers

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Insurance Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Reimburses payments to health care providers for emergency service rendered for injuries incurred as a result of the operation of a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition.

 

NY A 1895

SPONSOR:

Schroeder [D]

 

TITLE:

Field Test of Drivers in Accidents

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires investigating officers to field test and test blood alcohol levels of all drivers involved in auto accidents where serious physical injury or death occur; imposes rebuttable presumption of guilt for refusals; requires hospital to conduct such test where trauma/injury is considered too severe.

 

NY A 2329

SPONSOR:

Pretlow [D]

 

TITLE:

Additional Sentencing Option of Impoundment

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Grants the court an additional sentencing option of impoundment of the vehicle operated by a person convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving while ability impaired (DWAI), for definite periods of time depending on the seriousness of the crime; establishes procedure for impounding vehicles driven while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and for the redemption of such vehicles following such impoundment.

 

NY A 2331

SPONSOR:

Pretlow [D]

 

TITLE:

Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to sanctions and penalties for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; creates new offenses of criminal intoxication and aggravated criminal intoxication; provides for stiffer penalties for such violations; makes all violations felonies.

 

NY A 2410

SPONSOR:

Gabryszak [D]

 

TITLE:

Repeat Driving While Ability Impaired Conviction

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties for repeat driving while ability impaired conviction committed within the preceding ten years or for a fourth conviction for a similar offense.

 

NY A 2463

SPONSOR:

Pretlow [D]

 

TITLE:

Statewide Toll Free Hotline

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Authorizes a statewide toll free hotline run by the state police with reward for reporting conduct of drivers leading to conviction of the crime of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; imposes an additional surcharge upon conviction of all criminally drunk or drugged drivers to fund expenses and rewards.

 

NY A 2535

SPONSOR:

Meng [D]

 

TITLE:

Crime of Operating a Vehicle While Fatigued

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes the crime of operating a vehicle while fatigued; relates to vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter by including within the definition of such crimes the operation of a vehicle while fatigued where the result of such operation is serious physical injury or death to another person.

 

NY A 2624

SPONSOR:

Pretlow [D]

 

TITLE:

Impoundment of Motor Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Authorizes the impoundment of any motor vehicle operated by a person who drives while ability is impaired or intoxicated; provides for the imposition of towing and storage fees; provides for the release of impounded vehicles upon compliance with certain conditions.

 

NY A 2625

SPONSOR:

Schroeder [D]

 

TITLE:

Use of Electronic Devices While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the use of electronic devices while driving; removes the requirement that a violation of this law shall only be issued when there is a reasonable cause to believe that the person operating such vehicle has committed a violation of the law of this state other than a violation of this section.

 

NY A 2645

SPONSOR:

Gabryszak [D]

 

TITLE:

Mandatory Testing of Breath, Blood Or Urine

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides for mandatory testing of breath, blood or urine in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in death or injury; provides immunity from civil liability for those health care providers who comply with the provisions of law requiring such testing.

 

NY A 2661

SPONSOR:

Ortiz [D]

 

TITLE:

Texting While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the writing, sending or reading of text messages on a mobile telephone while driving.

 

NY A 2666

SPONSOR:

Pretlow [D]

 

TITLE:

Impoundment of Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Authorizes the impoundment of vehicles operated by intoxicated or impaired persons; authorizes the release of impounded vehicles to owners of such vehicles if certain criteria is met; authorizes a reasonable fee for towing and storage of such vehicles.

 

NY A 2767

SPONSOR:

Calhoun [R]

 

TITLE:

Additional Penalties for Drunk Driving Convictions

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to additional penalties for certain drunk driving convictions which involve DWAI and DWI where a person with developmental disabilities was a passenger in the vehicle.

 

NY A 2852

SPONSOR:

Pretlow [D]

 

TITLE:

Forfeiture of Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires forfeiture of vehicles for six months for a second driving while intoxicated offense and permanent forfeiture and registration denial for the third driving while intoxicated offense; prohibits the issuance of a new license where there are two driving while intoxicated convictions where physical injury has resulted from each offense.

 

NY A 2853

SPONSOR:

Pretlow [D]

 

TITLE:

Court Ordered Blood Alcohol Content Testing

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires court‑ordered blood alcohol content testing for all drivers involved in fatal and serious physical injury accidents where there is a reasonable cause to believe an alcohol‑related offense has been committed; provides exception when seeking court order would unduly interfere with emergency medical assistance or other necessary services at incident scene.

 

NY A 2904

SPONSOR:

Gabryszak [D]

 

TITLE:

Persons Charged With Driving While Intoxicated

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Denies bail for persons charged with driving while intoxicated in certain instances resulting in the death of another person.

 

NY A 2950

SPONSOR:

Lupardo [D]

 

TITLE:

Distribution of Certain Mandatory Surcharges

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the distribution of certain mandatory surcharges imposed for alcohol‑related traffic convictions.

 

NY A 3058

SPONSOR:

Pretlow [D]

 

TITLE:

Toll Free Office for Court Administration

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes a statewide toll‑free office for court administration hotline for use by police officers seeking court orders to compel persons to submit to a blood test.

 

NY A 3097

SPONSOR:

Spano [D]

 

TITLE:

Johnny Lopez Law

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enacts the Johnny Lopez Law to include the commission of aggravated driving while intoxicated (BAC .18 or more) within the meaning of "circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life" for purposes of the class A‑I felony of murder in the second degree; creates a rebuttable presumption that the commission of aggravated driving while intoxicated is reckless conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person.

 

NY A 3927

SPONSOR:

Crouch [R]

 

TITLE:

Three Year Suspension of Drivers

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides for a three year suspension of drivers already convicted of driving while intoxicated.

 

NY A 3997

SPONSOR:

Gabryszak [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Offender

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that when a driving under the influence of alcohol offender is sentenced to probation, a condition thereof shall be alcohol and controlled substance monitoring by the probation department; such monitoring shall be by means of the use of a secure continuous remote alcohol monitor.

 

NY A 4012

SPONSOR:

Office of the Governor

 

TITLE:

Provisions Relating to Budget

 

LOCATION:

ASSEMBLY

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enacts the financial regulation and protection act as a new consolidated chapter; repeals certain provisions of the banking, executive law and general business law; merges the office of victim services, state commission of correction and office for the prevention of domestic violence into the division of criminal justice services.

 

NY A 4199

SPONSOR:

Ortiz [D]

 

TITLE:

Use of a Hands Free Mobile Telephone

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the use of a hands‑free mobile telephone by an operator of a motor vehicle under the age of 18.

 

NY A 4284

SPONSOR:

Rivera P [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Imposes an additional $10 surcharge upon every offense that is related to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; all such money shall be deposited into the New York state victims of drunk driving trust fund; one‑third of such monies shall be expended by the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services for adolescent alcohol abuse prevention programs in communities with the highest documented need for intervention.

 

NY A 4310

SPONSOR:

Crespo [D]

 

TITLE:

Jacobs Fund

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes Jacobs' fund to assist victims of drunk or drug impaired driving who are permanently disabled.

 

NY A 4313

SPONSOR:

Gabryszak [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Ability Impaired

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties and sentences for driving while ability impaired by the combined influence of alcohol and drugs.

 

NY A 4459

SPONSOR:

Colton [D]

 

TITLE:

Court Ordered Ignition Interlock Device

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to requiring offenders to bear the cost of installation and maintenance of a court‑ordered ignition interlock device.

 

NY A 4514

SPONSOR:

Wright [D]

 

TITLE:

Operation of a Motor Vehicle With a Video Monitor

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle with a video monitor that plays pre‑recorded programming or other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications within view of the operator of such vehicle or where the monitor is located at any point forward of the back of the driver's seat; prevents distracted driving.

 

NY A 4611

SPONSOR:

Englebright [D]

 

TITLE:

Release on Parole of Certain Inmates

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Correction Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits release on parole of inmates convicted of felony DWI and serving a term of at least one year until victim has notice and opportunity to make victim impact statement.

 

NY A 4614

SPONSOR:

Englebright [D]

 

TITLE:

Conviction of Alcohol Related Watercraft Offense

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires anyone convicted of a watercraft‑related alcohol‑related offense, to get a boating safety certificate.

 

NY A 4886

SPONSOR:

Calhoun [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the operation of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs with a developmentally disabled person in the vehicle.

 

NY A 5341

SPONSOR:

Kavanagh [D]

 

TITLE:

Fingerprinting of Certain Persons

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires the fingerprinting of persons charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle; provides for enhanced penalties for repeat offenses of aggravated unlicensed operation and engaging in reckless driving without a license; increases aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony, and in the first degree from a class E felony to a class D felony.

 

NY A 5349

SPONSOR:

Weisenberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Intoxicated

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to driving while intoxicated; imposes further penalties upon persons who operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

 

NY A 5497

SPONSOR:

Englebright [D]

 

TITLE:

Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in First Degree

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Reduces the number of prior suspensions needed to qualify for aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree from ten or more suspensions to five or more suspensions which have to be imposed on at least five separate dates.

 

NY A 5722

SPONSOR:

Schimminger [D]

 

TITLE:

Suspension of a Drivers License

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Authorizes courts to suspend a driver's license where the holder fails to appear before the court, pay a fine, complete an alcohol awareness program or complete community service within the period of time established by such court.

 

NY A 5921

SPONSOR:

Kavanagh [D]

 

TITLE:

Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires any person convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to complete a drinking driver program as a condition of their sentence.

 

NY A 6174

SPONSOR:

Weisenberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Use of Portable Electronic Devices While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the use of portable electronic devices while driving; amends definitions relating thereto.

 

NY A 6196

SPONSOR:

Amedore [R]

 

TITLE:

Options for Plea Bargaining

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Limits options for plea bargaining for repeat driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol offenders by precluding the plea to a lesser offense where the offender has been convicted of a driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol offense within the previous 10 years.

 

NY A 6361

SPONSOR:

Rivera J [D]

 

TITLE:

Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires participation in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program for 1st time offenders.

 

NY A 6457

SPONSOR:

Johns [R]

 

TITLE:

Increased Penalties for Impaired Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties for criminal conviction of drunk or drugged driving in those cases where a child, under the age of seventeen, is a passenger in the vehicle being operated in violation of the law; provides fines and possible imprisonment.

 

NY A 6492

SPONSOR:

Castelli [R]

 

TITLE:

Prohibited Video Image Transmittal While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the viewing, taking or transmitting of video images while driving.

 

NY A 6878

SPONSOR:

Malliotakis [R]

 

TITLE:

Revocation of Drivers Licenses and Registrations

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to revocation of driver's licenses and registrations for multiple driving while intoxicated convictions; automatic 10 year license revocation for 3rd offense.

 

NY A 6890

SPONSOR:

Weisenberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree and conditional drivers' licenses.

 

NY A 6988

SPONSOR:

Gunther [D]

 

TITLE:

Abbagails Law

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enacts Abbagail's law prohibiting supervising drivers from acting under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and subjects them to criminal charges.

 

NY A 7163

SPONSOR:

Miller J [R]

 

TITLE:

Distribution of Mandatory Surcharge

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides for distribution of the mandatory surcharge collected in DWI offenses to be paid to counties where a stop DWI program is operating, in lieu of to the state.

 

NY A 7192

SPONSOR:

Galef [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Ability Impaired By Fatigue

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to driving while ability impaired by fatigue and aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue; makes aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue a misdemeanor.

 

NY A 7451

SPONSOR:

Magnarelli [D]

 

TITLE:

Operation of a ATV While Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that a conviction for operation of a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all terrain vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be deemed a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing penalties for boating while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and a conviction for operating a vessel, snowmobile or all terrain vehicle under the influence to be a prior conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence.

 

NY A 7459

SPONSOR:

Sweeney [D]

 

TITLE:

Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to sanctions for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree.

 

NY A 7541

SPONSOR:

McKevitt [R]

 

TITLE:

Two Year Suspension of a Persons Drivers License

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides for a two year suspension of a person's driver's license upon second driving while intoxicated conviction and authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to issue a conditional license for up to one year as an alternative to restoration of such license.

 

NY A 7555

SPONSOR:

McKevitt [R]

 

TITLE:

Mandatory Minimum Fines and Drivers License Revocation

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases mandatory minimum fines and driver's license revocation periods for second and subsequent alcohol and drug related offenses including provision for "permanently" probationary license after having one's license permanently revoked.

 

NY A 7615

SPONSOR:

Gantt [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Ability Impaired

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties for driving while ability impaired for a person having been convicted of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol within the preceding five years to a misdemeanor which is punishable by a fine of not less than $750.00 nor more than $1000.00 or by imprisonment of not more than 90 days; increases penalties for driving while ability impaired for a person having been convicted two or more times of driving under the influence.

 

NY A 7669

SPONSOR:

Weisenberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Parole Office

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Correction Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires the parole office to maintain the responsibility and costs of monitoring any person released on parole with the mandatory requirement of installation of an ignition interlock device on their motor vehicle.

 

NY A 8106

SPONSOR:

Weisenberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Use of Portable Electronic Devices

 

LOCATION:

ASSEMBLY

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the use of portable electronic devices; enhances highway and traffic safety by providing for the primary enforcement of the ban on the use of portable electronic devices while driving.

 

NY A 8326

SPONSOR:

Weisenberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Safe Drivers Act of 2011

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes the safe drivers act of 2011 relating to the use of portable electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle; relates to accident prevention courses and penalties for driving while using a portable electronic device.

 

NY A 8420

SPONSOR:

Saladino [R]

 

TITLE:

Period of License Suspension for DUI

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases the period of license suspension for driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired offenses to one year; requires mandatory attendance at an alcohol rehabilitation program for such offenses; provides that a second offense shall result in a two year suspension; provides for an additional six month suspension when a child of less than fifteen years of age was a passenger in such vehicle.

 

NY S 142

SPONSOR:

Maziarz [R]

 

TITLE:

Alcohol Related Driving Convictions

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties for certain alcohol related driving convictions.

 

NY S 165

SPONSOR:

Maziarz [R]

 

TITLE:

Repeat Driving While Intoxicated Offenses

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Expands application of additional penalties for repeat driving while intoxicated offenses to vehicular drug related offenses.

 

NY S 244

SPONSOR:

Maziarz [R]

 

TITLE:

Ignition Interlock Devices

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Mandates ignition interlock devices for school buses.

 

NY S 283

SPONSOR:

Maziarz [R]

 

TITLE:

Guy Kyler Act

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enacts the "Guy Kyler Act" making provisions relating to suspension of vessel operation privileges and motor vehicle licenses for operating under the influence.

 

NY S 317

SPONSOR:

Diaz Ru [D]

 

TITLE:

Leaving the Scene of an Incident

 

LOCATION:

Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties and requires imprisonment for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting; provides for a presumption of avoiding prosecution for DUI.

 

NY S 526

SPONSOR:

Fuschillo [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Ability Impaired

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to sanctions for driving while ability impaired while holding a conditional license.

 

NY S 562

SPONSOR:

Robach [R]

 

TITLE:

Testing of Blood Alcohol Levels of Drivers

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires investigating officers to field test and test blood alcohol levels of all drivers involved in auto accidents where serious physical injury or death occur.

 

NY S 634

SPONSOR:

Diaz Ru [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Impaired

 

LOCATION:

Senate Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires any person convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to complete a drinking driver program as a condition of their sentence.

 

NY S 948

SPONSOR:

Marcellino [R]

 

TITLE:

Mobile Phone and Learner Permit Holders

 

LOCATION:

Senate Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits the use of mobile telephones by operators of motor vehicles who hold learner's permits.

 

NY S 998

SPONSOR:

Marcellino [R]

 

TITLE:

Use of Portable Electronic Device While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the use of portable electronic devices while driving.

 

NY S 1348

SPONSOR:

Dilan [D]

 

TITLE:

Distribution of Mandatory Surcharges

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the distribution of certain mandatory surcharges imposed for alcohol‑related traffic convictions; requires the imposition of mandatory surcharges and fines for the traffic offenses of "driving outside the terms of a conditional license" and "circumventing a required ignition interlock device" to the STOP‑DWI Program in the county of the violation; provides that surcharges collected under both of these provisions be directed to the STOP‑DWI Program in the county where the offense occurred.

 

NY S 1536

SPONSOR:

Stavisky [D]

 

TITLE:

Operating a Vehicle While Fatigued

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes the crime of operating a vehicle while fatigued; relates to vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter by including within the definition of such crimes the operation of a vehicle while fatigued where the result of such operation is serious physical injury or death to another person.

 

NY S 1660

SPONSOR:

Sampson [D]

 

TITLE:

Impaired Driving Penalty

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases penalties for driving while ability impaired for a person having been convicted of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol within the preceding five years to a misdemeanor which is punishable by a fine of not less than $750.00 nor more than $1000.00 or by imprisonment of not more than 90 days; increases penalties for driving while ability impaired for a person having been convicted two or more times of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol within the preceding 10 years.

 

NY S 1830

SPONSOR:

Addabbo [D]

 

TITLE:

Assistance to Victims of Drunk Driving

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes Jacobs' fund to assist victims of drunk or drug impaired driving who are permanently disabled.

 

NY S 1835

SPONSOR:

Flanagan [R]

 

TITLE:

Class E Felony of Vehicular Assault

 

LOCATION:

Senate Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes the class E felony of vehicular assault in the third degree; lessens the requirements for a violation of vehicular assault in the second degree; expands the offenses of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter; establishes the class D felony of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree.

 

NY S 1930

SPONSOR:

Alesi [R]

 

TITLE:

Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires persons convicted of driving while intoxicated who are injured as a result of such offense and are medically transported to a hospital to pay for such medical transport and other pre‑hospital medical Bills before they apply to have their licenses to drive reissued to them.

 

NY S 2073

SPONSOR:

Kruger [D]

 

TITLE:

Suspension of a Drivers License

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides for the suspension of a driver's license upon a conviction of boating while intoxicated and for the suspension of the privilege to operate a vessel upon the Waters of this state upon a conviction of driving while ability impaired or driving while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.

 

NY S 2233

SPONSOR:

Kruger [D]

 

TITLE:

Crime of Unlawfully Lending a Motor Vehicle

 

LOCATION:

Senate Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Creates the crime of unlawfully lending a motor vehicle where a person knowingly permits operation by a person whose license has been suspended or revoked for an alcohol related offense, and provides for impoundment of a vehicle if such permittee is charged with driving while intoxicated; directs that such impoundment shall be ordered at arraignment and shall last the shorter of 30 days or the duration of the prosecution.

 

NY S 2252

SPONSOR:

Kruger [D]

 

TITLE:

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Officers

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Authorizes Triborough bridge and tunnel authority officers to administer alco‑sensor screening tests to determine if a person has consumed alcohol when an accident has occurred on authority property; operator will be transported to intoxicated driver testing unit of NYC police department if operator of motor vehicle tests positive; establishes a training program to instruct such officers in the use of breath screening equipment.

 

NY S 2303

SPONSOR:

Kruger [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicle As an Instrumentality of Crime

 

LOCATION:

Senate Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Includes a motor vehicle as an "instrumentality of the crime" when the charge is one of driving while intoxicated; requires the district attorney to seek civil forfeiture of a vehicle upon a third charge of DWI within a 5 year period.

 

NY S 2516

SPONSOR:

Gianaris [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Offender

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that when a driving under the influence of alcohol offender is sentenced to probation, a condition thereof shall be alcohol and controlled substance monitoring by the probation department; such monitoring shall be by means of the use of a secure continuous remote alcohol monitor.

 

NY S 2596

SPONSOR:

Flanagan [R]

 

TITLE:

Crimes of Vehicular Assault and Vehicular Manslaughter

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Penalizes crimes of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter as felonies when such crimes are committed while driving with a suspended or revoked license.

 

NY S 2597

SPONSOR:

Fuschillo [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Intoxicated

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to driving while intoxicated; imposes further penalties upon persons who operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

 

NY S 2860

SPONSOR:

DeFrancisco [R]

 

TITLE:

Operation of a Snowmobile While Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that a conviction for operation of a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all terrain vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be deemed a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing penalties for boating while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and a conviction for operating a vessel, snowmobile or all terrain vehicle under the influence to be a prior conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence.

 

NY S 2903

SPONSOR:

DeFrancisco [R]

 

TITLE:

Watercraft Related Alcohol Related Offense

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires anyone convicted of a watercraft‑related alcohol‑related offense, to get a boating safety certificate.

 

NY S 3188

SPONSOR:

Ranzenhofer [R]

 

TITLE:

Courts to Suspend a Drivers License Where the Holder Fa

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce, and Industry Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Authorizes courts to suspend a driver's license where the holder fails to appear before the court, pay a fine, complete an alcohol awareness program or complete community service within the period of time established by such court.

 

NY S 3336

SPONSOR:

Ranzenhofer [R]

 

TITLE:

Failure to Complete Counseling or Community Service

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Imposes additional fines when a person fails to pay his or her fines or fails to complete counseling or community service when mandated for unlawful possession of marihuana or unlawful possession of an alcohol beverage.

 

NY S 3367

SPONSOR:

Johnson O [R]

 

TITLE:

Options for Plea Bargaining

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Limits options for plea bargaining for repeat driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol offenders by precluding the plea to a lesser offense where the offender has been convicted of a driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol offense within the previous 10 years.

 

NY S 4036

SPONSOR:

Golden [R]

 

TITLE:

Revocation of Drivers Licenses and Registrations

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to revocation of driver's licenses and registrations for multiple driving while intoxicated convictions.

 

NY S 4177

SPONSOR:

Fuschillo [R]

 

TITLE:

Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree and conditional drivers' licenses.

 

NY S 4422

SPONSOR:

Flanagan [R]

 

TITLE:

Mandatory Testing of Blood, Breath or Urine

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Codes Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides for mandatory testing of breath, blood or urine in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in death or injury; provides immunity from civil liability for those health care providers who comply with the provisions of law requiring such testing.

 

NY S 4740

SPONSOR:

Johnson O [R]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicle Accident Prevention Course

 

LOCATION:

ASSEMBLY

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to a motor vehicle accident prevention course; requires participation in an accident and motor vehicle prevention course approved by the DMV by any person who becomes liable to the department for payment of a driver responsibility assessment due to a DUI conviction; clarifies that participation in the course does not result in a point reduction or insurance premium reduction nor prevent a person from participating in the course on a separate occasion for the point and insurance reduction benefits.

 

NY S 5120

SPONSOR:

Carlucci [D]

 

TITLE:

Texting While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes texting while driving a primary offense.

 

NY S 5221

SPONSOR:

Fuschillo [R]

 

TITLE:

Parole Office Responsibility and Costs

 

LOCATION:

Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires the parole office to maintain the responsibility and costs of monitoring any person released on parole with the mandatory requirement of installation of an ignition interlock device on their motor vehicle.

 

NY S 5338

SPONSOR:

DeFrancisco [R]

 

TITLE:

Vince's Law

 

LOCATION:

Senate Finance Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enacts "Vince's law" to increase fines, terms of imprisonment and license conditions for violations of provisions of law relating to driving while intoxicated or impaired by drugs.

 

NY S 5567

SPONSOR:

Dilan [D]

 

TITLE:

Ignition Interlock Device

 

LOCATION:

Senate Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that the condition of maintenance and installation of an ignition interlock device shall terminate at the end of six months.

 

NY S 5712

SPONSOR:

Marcellino [R]

 

TITLE:

Safe Drivers Act of 2011

 

LOCATION:

Senate Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes the safe drivers act of 2011 relating to the use of portable electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle; relates to accident prevention courses and penalties for driving while using a portable electronic device.

 

OH H 99

SPONSOR:

Damschroder [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving a Vehicle While Texting

 

LOCATION:

Senate Highways and Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits driving a vehicle while writing, sending, or reading a text‑based communication on an electronic wireless communications device.

 

OH H 147

SPONSOR:

Weddington [D]

 

TITLE:

Commercial Drivers Licenses

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Requires the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to disqualify the holder of a commercial driver's license from operating a commercial motor vehicle upon a municipal OVI conviction; eliminates the waiver provision for restricted commercial driver's licenses for farm‑related service industries.

 

OH H 337

SPONSOR:

Rosenberger [R]

 

TITLE:

Commercial Drivers' License Changes

 

LOCATION:

Bills for House Third Consideration

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes changes in the law governing commercial drivers' licenses, including hazardous material endorsements, medical certification requirements, disqualifications, and conviction records; establishes texting while driving as a serious traffic violation; relates to licensure of private commercial driver's license test administrators; excludes certain components from the prohibited length dimensions of specified types of vehicles.

 

OH S 35

SPONSOR:

Tavares [D]

 

TITLE:

Prohibited Use of Handheld Mobile Device While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Senate Highways and Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits driving a vehicle while using a handheld or manually operated mobile communication device; establishes the violation as a secondary traffic offense.

 

OH S 154

SPONSOR:

Smith [D]

 

TITLE:

Traffic Offense Using a Wireless Device

 

LOCATION:

Senate Highways and Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Prohibits driving a vehicle while using an electronic wireless communication device to write, send, or read a text‑based communication; establishes the violation as a secondary traffic offense.

 

PA H 8

PN:

1706

 

AUTHOR:

Watson [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Using Wireless Communication

 

LOCATION:

House Appropriations Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; provides for schedule of convictions and points; prohibits the operation of motor vehicles while using interactive wireless communication devices on any roadway or trafficway; provides exceptions for emergency responders; provides for penalties.

 

PA H 79

AUTHOR:

Hanna [D]

 

TITLE:

Use of Alcohol While Operating Watercraft

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Fish Code; further provides for operating watercraft under influence of alcohol or controlled substance.

 

PA H 99

PN:

53

 

AUTHOR:

Preston [D]

 

TITLE:

License Suspension Credit Provisions

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; repeals a section of law concerning penalty credit toward serving period of drivers license suspension for certain violations including driving under the influence and vehicular homicide.

 

PA H 146

PN:

2185

 

AUTHOR:

Kortz [D]

 

TITLE:

Wireless Device Use in Work Zones

 

LOCATION:

HOUSE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code in rules of the road in general and, prohibits interactive wireless communications devices in work zones; prohibits drivers with learner's permits from operating motor vehicles on a highway or trafficway while using an interactive wireless communications device; provides for exemptions; provides for offense of careless driving and additional fines for distracted drivers; establishes the Driver Distraction Awareness Fund; enhances fines in certain circumstances.

 

PA H 189

PN:

131

 

AUTHOR:

DePasquale [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving and Using Wireless Communications

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; prohibits the operation of motor vehicles while using electronic wireless communications devices.

 

PA H 227

PN:

179

 

AUTHOR:

Mundy [D]

 

TITLE:

Accidental Death or Injury

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for accidents involving death or personal injury.

 

PA H 256

PN:

207

 

AUTHOR:

Grove [R]

 

TITLE:

Controlled Substance Forfeitures

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Code and the Vehicles Code; further provides for controlled substance forfeiture; provides for vehicle forfeiture when driving under the influence; further provides for procedure with respect to seized property subject to liens and rights of lienholders, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, for grading and for penalties.

 

PA H 330

PN:

285

 

AUTHOR:

Shapiro [D]

 

TITLE:

Junior Driver's Licensing Procedures

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Code and the Vehicles Code; further provides for Commonwealth portion of fines and for municipal corporation portion of fines; defines interactive wireless communication device; further provides for junior driver's license, for learners' permits and for suspension of operating privilege; prohibits use of interactive wireless communication device; further provides for duty of driver in construction and maintenance areas or on highway safety corridors.

 

PA H 355

PN:

320

 

AUTHOR:

Readshaw [D]

 

TITLE:

Immigration Provisions

 

LOCATION:

House State Government Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for immigration matters; imposes penalties and duties on the Department of Labor and Industry, Pennsylvania State Police, Secretary of State and Attorney General.

 

PA H 395

PN:

469

 

AUTHOR:

O'Neill [R]

 

TITLE:

Medical Assistance and Alcohol Consumption

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Crimes and Offenses Code related to purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages and actions of minors; provides an immunity from prosecution for a person seeking medical attention for another and in cases where the sole means for law enforcement officers to become aware of the person's violation is because the person placed a 911 call and reported that another person was in need of medical assistance due to alcohol consumption.

 

PA H 483

PN:

438

 

AUTHOR:

Kauffman [R]

 

TITLE:

Chemical Tests for Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance.

 

PA H 493

PN:

448

 

AUTHOR:

Gillespie [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Impaired Grading

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for grading of driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance offenses.

 

PA H 580

PN:

557

 

AUTHOR:

Markosek [D]

 

TITLE:

Vehicles and Licensing of Minors

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for definitions, for persons ineligible for licensing, license issuance to minors, junior driver's license, for learners' permits and for school examination or hearing or accumulation of points or excessive speeding; provides for prohibiting use of interactive wireless communication device; further provides for duty of driver in construction and maintenance areas or on highway safety corridors, for duty of driver in emergency response areas.

 

PA H 825

PN:

857

 

AUTHOR:

Scavello [R]

 

TITLE:

Alcohol Tests for Drivers

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance.

 

PA H 896

PN:

1709

 

AUTHOR:

Ross [R]

 

TITLE:

Careless Driving Provision

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for the offense of careless driving; increases fine for distracted driving; establishes the Driver Distraction Awareness Fund; defines interactive wireless communications device and provides for exemptions.

 

PA H 952

PN:

1019

 

AUTHOR:

Schroder [R]

 

TITLE:

Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for penalties and for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition; relates to refusal of testing.

 

PA H 1297

PN:

1464

 

AUTHOR:

Everett [R]

 

TITLE:

Public Assistance

 

LOCATION:

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Public Welfare Code in public assistance; provides for eligibility for persons with drug‑related felonies; provides for lab tests and consequent suspension of eligibility or recommendation of drug and alcohol treatment; expedites Medicaid eligibility and determinations in some cases.

 

PA H 1364

PN:

1605

 

AUTHOR:

Smith K [D]

 

TITLE:

Liquor Tax Fund

 

LOCATION:

House Appropriations Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Prevention Fund; provides for the deposit of a portion of the liquor tax into the fund and for use of fund.

 

PA H 1388

AUTHOR:

Payne [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving After Imbibing Alcohol or Utilizing Drugs

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, for grading, for penalties and for ignition interlock.

 

PA H 1429

PN:

1719

 

AUTHOR:

Conklin [D]

 

TITLE:

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Code

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Code in budget and finance and, imposing a surcharge in certain cases involving local police action, including offenses involving alcoholic beverages and minors and DUIs; authorizes the adoption of certain municipal ordinances.

 

PA H 1824

PN:

2338

 

AUTHOR:

Saccone [R]

 

TITLE:

Unlimited Prosecutions

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of actions; provides the the prosecution of a driver accused of a crime relating to homicide by vehicle, homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, accidents involving death or personal injury, or accidents involving death or personal injury while not properly licensed may occur at any time.

 

PA H 1984

PN:

2740

 

AUTHOR:

Petri [R]

 

TITLE:

Surrender of License and for Probationary License

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers; further provides for surrender of driver license and for probationary license; provides that the effective date for a suspension resulting from a first offense for driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substances or prior offenses, shall become effective on a date subsequent to any other suspension or revocation imposed resulting from a conviction of another offense in the same matter.

 

PA H 2017

PN:

2772

 

AUTHOR:

Kortz [D]

 

TITLE:

Wireless Communications Devices in Road Work Zones

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of the road in general; prohibits interactive wireless communications devices in work zones.

 

PA S 224

PN:

1181

 

AUTHOR:

Piccola [R]

 

TITLE:

Education Employment Background Checks

 

LOCATION:

House Education Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Public School Code of 1949; provides for background checks of prospective school employees and for elimination of eligibility for certain employment based on certain convictions.

 

PA S 368

PN:

353

 

AUTHOR:

White D [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, for accidents involving death or personal injury and for subsequent convictions of certain offenses.

 

PA S 451

PN:

559

 

AUTHOR:

Erickson [R]

 

TITLE:

Vehicle Forfeiture for Driving Under Influence

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Code and the Vehicles Code; makes an editorial change; further provides for loss of property rights to Commonwealth; provides for vehicle forfeiture when driving under the influence; further provides for procedure with respect to seized property subject to liens and rights of lienholders, for grading and for penalties.

 

PA S 516

PN:

517

 

AUTHOR:

Orie [R]

 

TITLE:

Vehicles Code Penalties and Sentencing

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for definitions, for penalties and for mandatory sentencing.

 

PA S 539

AUTHOR:

Rafferty [R]

 

TITLE:

Vehicle Violations Grading

 

LOCATION:

Senate Third Consideration

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for grading and for penalties.

 

PA S 543

PN:

525

 

AUTHOR:

Brewster [D]

 

TITLE:

Statutes of Limitations for Certain Offenses

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Code; further provides for statutes of limitations for certain offenses; relates to murder, manslaughter, and conspiracy; relates to vehicular manslaughter.

 

PA S 558

PN:

568

 

AUTHOR:

Browne [R]

 

TITLE:

District Attorney Justice Fee

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Crimes and Offenses Code; imposes a district attorney justice fee for convictions.

 

PA S 567

PN:

577

 

AUTHOR:

Solobay [D]

 

TITLE:

Habitual DUI Offender License Revocation

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for revocation of habitual offender's license, for driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked, for permitting violation of title, for homicide by vehicle and for habitual offenders.

 

PA S 583

PN:

592

 

AUTHOR:

Ferlo [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Using Mobile Phones

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; prohibits the use of mobile telephones and hand‑held communication devices.

 

PA S 635

PN:

643

 

AUTHOR:

Wozniak [D]

 

TITLE:

Vehicles Code

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Defines interactive wireless communications device; further provides for junior driver's license and for suspension of operating privilege; prohibits interactive wireless communications devices; further provides for duty of driver in construction and maintenance areas or on highway safety corridors, for duty of driver in emergency response areas, for accident report forms, for department to compile, tabulate and analyze accident reports.

 

PA S 749

PN:

767

 

AUTHOR:

Dinniman [D]

 

TITLE:

Drivers Licensing Regulation and Fines

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Code and the Vehicles Code; further provides for Commonwealth portion of fines, etc; for municipal corporation portion of fines; defines interactive wireless communication device; further provides for junior driver's license, for learners' permits and for suspension of operating privilege; prohibits use of interactive wireless communication device; further provides for duty of driver in construction and maintenance areas or on highway safety corridors.

 

PA S 783

AUTHOR:

Stack [D]

 

TITLE:

Peter Roberto Alert System

 

LOCATION:

Senate Law and Justice Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes the Peter Roberto Alert System; assists in identification and arrest of motor vehicle operators in relation to accidents involving death or personal injury; provides for certain immunity for media and volunteers; prescribes a penalty.

 

PA S 888

PN:

939

 

AUTHOR:

Farnese [D]

 

TITLE:

Offense of Aggravated Assault by Vehicle

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; provides for the offense of aggravated assault by vehicle.

 

PA S 889

PN:

940

 

AUTHOR:

Farnese [D]

 

TITLE:

Accidents Involving Death or Personal Injury

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for the offense of accidents involving death or personal injury.

 

PA S 943

PN:

1118

 

AUTHOR:

Corman [R]

 

TITLE:

Alcohol Offense Prevention Fee

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Code in financial matters and, imposing an alcohol offense prevention fee in certain municipalities. for offenses relating to alcoholic beverages.

 

PA S 954

AUTHOR:

Eichelberger [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Vehicles Code; further provides for driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance.

 

PA S 1184

AUTHOR:

Rafferty [R]

 

TITLE:

Occupational Limited License

 

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes; provides for occupational limited license; provides for definitions; provides for penalties; provides for ignition interlock; provides for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition; provides for illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock.

 

PA S 1262

PN:

1626

 

AUTHOR:

Orie [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes; provides for definitions, for driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance, for penalties, for ignition interlock, for accelerated rehabilitative disposition, for illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock and for drug and alcohol assessments; makes an editorial change.

 

RI H 5095

AUTHOR:

McNamara [D]

 

TITLE:

Repeat Drunk Driving Penalties

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would enable judges, as an alternative to statutory mandatory imprisonment, to sentence repeat offending drunk driving motorists to participate in a sobriety program which requires them to submit to twice‑a‑day breathalyzer testing. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5130

AUTHOR:

Flaherty [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Permits the police to conduct either a test for alcohol or a test for controlled substances when probable cause exists to suspect a person is driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance; takes effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5357

AUTHOR:

Menard [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would authorize a bail commissioner to order that a person's license be suspended immediately upon the report of a law enforcement officer that the person has refused a chemical test for DWI. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5361

AUTHOR:

Menard [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would require a bail commissioner, a traffic tribunal magistrate, or a district court judge to immediately suspend a person's license upon that person begin charged with DUI. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5404

AUTHOR:

Williams [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would impose a period of probation in specified instances of refusal to submit to a chemical test, and enhanced conditions of probation, such as abstaining from alcohol and the mandatory use of an alcohol monitoring device. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5405

AUTHOR:

Williams [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Imposes a period of probation in specified instances of driving under the influence of liquor or drugs and enhanced conditions of probation such as abstaining from alcohol and the mandatory use of an alcohol monitoring device; takes effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5406

AUTHOR:

Williams [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would increase the penalties for driving under the influence of liquor or drugs by requiring a sentencing judge to impose additional conditions of probation such as requiring abstinence from alcohol and the continuous use of an alcohol monitoring bracelet. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5407

AUTHOR:

Palumbo [D]

 

TITLE:

State Affairs and Government

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would create the "In Support of our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhood Act" which would authorize and empower state and local law enforcement to work together with federal authorities to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully in the United States. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5506

AUTHOR:

Walsh [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would require the use of an ignition interlock system and would be applicable to individuals convicted of various driving offenses involving drugs or alcohol. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5519

AUTHOR:

Marcello [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would change the definition of "habitual offender" for the purpose of motor vehicle offenses. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5678

AUTHOR:

Gallison [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would lengthen the periods of revocation of a license upon a conviction where there was a duty to stop in an accident resulting in personal injury. It would also lengthen the terms of imprisonment for conviction when driving to endanger and either death or personal injury result. This act would allow the sentencing judge to prohibit a person from operating a motor vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock system for up to one year following the completion of license suspension.

 

RI H 5719

AUTHOR:

Valencia [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Municipal Government Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would permit cities and towns by ordinance to authorize the use of low speed vehicles on state, city or town roads within a specified distance from a golf course. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5866

AUTHOR:

MacBeth [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would permit law enforcement officers who have reasonable suspicion that a person who operated a vehicle, which vehicle was involved in an accident resulting in the death or serious bodily injury of another human being, to use reasonable force in requiring the person to submit to a test of bodily fluids. This act would also permit the law enforcement officer to use reasonable force if necessary to require the person to submit to the test. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5870

AUTHOR:

Lima [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would provide for additional penalties for persons found guilty of texting while driving. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI H 5905

AUTHOR:

Lima [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would bar checkpoints as a means to detect motorists under the influence. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI S 28

AUTHOR:

Tassoni [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would increase the penalties for refusing to submit to a chemical test, extends the period for subsequent offenses to ten (10) years and prohibits the sealing of records until ten (10) years have passed. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI S 235

AUTHOR:

O'Neill E [I]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Increases the penalties for driving under the influence of liquor or drugs and refusal to submit to a chemical test; takes effect upon passage.

 

RI S 241

AUTHOR:

Sosnowski [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the statute pertaining to a second conviction for driving under the influence, serious bodily injury resulting, by eliminating the five year period and increasing the term of sentencing; takes effect upon passage.

 

RI S 242

AUTHOR:

Sosnowski [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes unlawful the use of a non‑hands‑free mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle, except for public safety personnel; takes effect upon passage.

 

RI S 333

AUTHOR:

McCaffrey [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would allow the results of a breath test to be given to a person at the time of the test. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI S 346

AUTHOR:

Lombardo [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would make unlawful the use of a non‑hands‑free mobile telephone by any person under the age of twenty‑one (21) while operating a motor vehicle on any highway, road or street within the state with the exception of public safety personnel. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI S 641

AUTHOR:

Tassoni [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would impose a period of probation in specified instances of refusal to submit to a chemical test, and enhanced conditions of probation, such as abstaining from alcohol and the mandatory use of an alcohol monitoring device. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI S 644

AUTHOR:

Goodwin [D]

 

TITLE:

Alcoholic Beverages

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would provide that if a law enforcement officer reasonably believes that an underage individual is under the influence of alcohol, the officer shall require an immediate preliminary breath analysis to determine the individual's blood alcohol content. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI S 734

AUTHOR:

Sosnowski [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would require the use of an ignition interlock system and would be applicable to individuals convicted of various driving offenses involving drugs or alcohol. This act would take effect upon passage.

 

RI S 835

AUTHOR:

Sosnowski [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor and Other Vehicles

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would lengthen the periods of revocation of a license upon a conviction where there was a duty to stop in an accident resulting in personal injury. It would also lengthen the terms of imprisonment for conviction when driving to endanger and either death or personal injury result. This act would allow the sentencing judge to prohibit a person from operating a motor vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock system for up to 1 year following the completion of license suspension when convicted for a dui.

 

RI S 894

AUTHOR:

Moura [R]

 

TITLE:

State Affairs and Government

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Would exclude prisoners serving sentences for specified criminal violations from earning time for good behavior or meritorious service. This act would take effect upon passage and would apply to all good time credits not awarded or otherwise credited as the date of passage.

 

SC H 3115

AUTHOR:

Gilliard [D]

 

TITLE:

Traffic Violations Points Schedule

 

LOCATION:

House Education and Public Works Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the schedule of points assigned to various traffic violations; provides that text messaging while driving, second offense, is a two point violation and text messaging while driving, third or subsequent offense, is a four point violation.

 

SC H 3119

AUTHOR:

McEachern [D]

 

TITLE:

Text Messaging Device Motor Vehicle Use

 

LOCATION:

House Education and Public Works Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that it is unlawful for certain persons who are operating a motor vehicle or school bus to use a text messaging device or a hand‑held mobile telephone; provides penalties for violating these provisions.

 

SC H 3130

AUTHOR:

Brady [R]

 

TITLE:

Sexting Offense

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Creates the offense of sexting; provides for a civil fine and the creation of an educational program for a person who commits the offense; provides for the restriction of a minor's driving privileges under certain circumstances; provides certain safeguards for minors who commit the offense; provides for the use of the uniform traffic ticket for the offense and for jurisdiction over the offense in the municipal or magistrates court.

 

SC H 3160

AUTHOR:

Sellers [D]

 

TITLE:

Traffic Violations

 

LOCATION:

House Education and Public Works Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the schedule of points assigned to various traffic violations; provides that using a handheld wireless communications device while driving is a two point violation.

 

SC H 3164

AUTHOR:

Young T [R]

 

TITLE:

School Attendance Conditions

 

LOCATION:

Senate Education Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to school attendance conditions associated with the issuance of conditional and special restricted driver's licenses; provides that these and additional conditions shall apply to the issuance or reinstatement of a beginner's permit, conditional driver's license, special restricted driver's license, and a regular driver's license issued to a person less than eighteen years of age; provides that a minor's privilege to drive must be suspended under certain circumstances.

 

SC H 3342

AUTHOR:

Harrison [R]

 

TITLE:

Drivers License

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the suspension or denial of issuance of a driver's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle to certain persons who drive a motor vehicle with an unlawful alcohol concentration; deletes the term "administrative hearing" and replace it with the term contested case hearing; provides that a contested case hearing must be held before the office of motor vehicle hearings pursuant to its rules of procedure.

 

SC H 3542

AUTHOR:

Hart [D]

 

TITLE:

Motor Vehicle Operation Cellular Use

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that it is unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle while using a cellular telephone, pager, personal digital assistant device, or another wireless communications device that is not equipped with a hands‑free mechanism; provides a penalty for a violation of this provision.

 

SC H 3566

AUTHOR:

Smith G [R]

 

TITLE:

No Parole Offense Definition

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the definition of the term no parole offense"; revises the definition to include class d, e, and f felonies, class a, b, and c misdemeanors, and offenses classified as exempt which are punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of one year or more; provides that a person who is found guilty of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendre to, a no parole offense is not eligible for early release from incarceration under certain circumstances.

 

SC H 3918

AUTHOR:

White [R]

 

TITLE:

Division of Aeronautics

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the creation of the Division of Aeronautics within the Department of Commerce; moves the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of Aeronautics to the Department of Transportation; revises certain provisions relating to the operation of intrastate scheduled airline service, county aviation commissions, the use of state‑owned aircraft, and the use of alcoholic beverages by flight crew members.

 

SC H 4294

AUTHOR:

Harrison [R]

 

TITLE:

Driver's License Suspension

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the suspension of a driver's license to a person under the age of twenty‑one for having an unlawful alcohol concentration; revises the penalties to include requiring an offender who operates a vehicle to have an ignition interlock device installed on the vehicle; relates to the suspension of a license, a license renewal or its return, and issuance of a license that restricts the driver to only operating a vehicle with an ignition interlock device.

 

SC H 4438

AUTHOR:

Rutherford [D]

 

TITLE:

Driving Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that a person who is arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs must be offered the choice of taking a breath or blood test to determine the presence of alcohol or drugs in his system; provides that a person who registers an alcohol concentration of five one‑hundredths of one percent or less may not be charged with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

 

SC H 4451

AUTHOR:

Bowen [R]

 

TITLE:

Electronic Communication Device Motor Vehicle Use

 

LOCATION:

House Education and Public Works Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that it is unlawful for a person to use an electronic communication device while driving a motor vehicle under certain circumstances; provides a penalty; provides for the distribution of monies collected from fines associated with violations of these provisions; provides that points must be assessed against the driving record of a person convicted of improper use of an electronic communication device while driving a motor vehicle.

 

SC S 59

AUTHOR:

Martin L [R]

 

TITLE:

Reckless Driving

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to traffic rules, by adding section 56‑5‑3815; provides that it is unlawful to drive carelessly as a result of being distracted; defines carelessly; provides for a fifty dollar fine with no points assigned.

 

SC S 65

AUTHOR:

Martin L [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving Without a License

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to persons who are exempt from obtaining a driver's license; provides penalties for a nonresident who operates a vehicle when his license is suspended, revoked, or canceled by his home jurisdiction; relates to penalties for driving without a license; provides additional penalties for a person who violates this section who is convicted of a violation for which suspension or revocation of the privilege to operate a vehicle is mandatory.

 

SC S 263

AUTHOR:

Knotts [R]

 

TITLE:

Driver Chemical Breath Tests

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides that a person who while driving a motor vehicle does any act forbidden by law in the driving of the motor vehicle,  which proximately causes death to a person, is guilty of the misdemeanor offense of vehicular homicide; provides that a person must submit to either one or a combination of chemical tests of his breath.

 

SC S 448

AUTHOR:

Hutto C [D]

 

TITLE:

All‑terrain Vehicle Regulation

 

LOCATION:

Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enacts Chandler's Law;  provides for regulation of the operation of all‑terrain vehicles including minimum age requirements for the operation of all‑terrain vehicles, safety course completion requirements, safety equipment requirements, and passenger riding requirements; provides for the enforcement of the provisions contained in this chapter; provides that all‑terrain vehicles are exempt from ad valorem taxes; provides penalties for certain violations.

 

SC S 707

AUTHOR:

Leventis [D]

 

TITLE:

Division of Aeronautics

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the creation of the Division of Aeronautics within the Department of Commerce; moves the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of Aeronautics to the Department of Transportation; revises certain provisions; relates to the operation of intrastate scheduled airline service, county aviation commissions, the use of state‑owned aircraft, and the use of alcoholic beverages by flight crew members.

 

SC S 746

AUTHOR:

Lourie [D]

 

TITLE:

Driver's License Suspension

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the suspension of a driver's license to a person under the age of twenty‑one for having an unlawful alcohol concentration; revises the penalties to include requiring an offender who operates a vehicle to have an ignition interlock device installed on the vehicle.

 

US H 873

SPONSOR:

Lewis Jo [D]

 

TITLE:

Safety of Motorcoaches

 

LOCATION:

House Energy and Commerce Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Improves the safety of motorcoaches and for other purposes.

 

US H 1459

SPONSOR:

Myrick [R]

 

TITLE:

State and Local Immigration Law Enforcement

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to detention of unlawfully present aliens who are apprehended for driving while intoxicated; improves State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.

 

US H 1562

SPONSOR:

Roybal‑Allard [D]

 

TITLE:

Programs to Prevent Underage Drinking

 

LOCATION:

House Energy and Commerce Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking.

 

US H 1772

SPONSOR:

Engel [D]

 

TITLE:

Accidents from Cell Phone Use and Texting While Driving

 

LOCATION:

House Energy and Commerce Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cell phone use and texting while driving, and for other purposes.

 

US H 1823

SPONSOR:

Sensenbrenner [R]

 

TITLE:

The Federal Criminal Code

 

LOCATION:

House Judiciary Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act; relates to the modernization, shortening, and simplification of the Federal criminal code.

 

US H 2129

SPONSOR:

Engel [D]

 

TITLE:

Receipt of Highway Funding by States

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to condition the receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement by States of certain Laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving.

 

US H 2324

SPONSOR:

Capito [R]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Injuries and Fatalities

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol‑related Fatalities Everywhere Act; provides that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall carry out a collaborative research effort to explore the feasibility and the potential benefits of, and the public policy challenges associated with, more widespread deployment of in‑vehicle technology to prevent alcohol‑impaired driving.

 

US H 2333

SPONSOR:

McCarthy C [D]

 

TITLE:

Use of Hand Held Mobile Devices While Driving

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Enhances safety of individuals by banning the use of hand‑held mobile devices while driving.

 

US H 2575

SPONSOR:

Wilson F [D]

 

TITLE:

Drive to Stay Alive Act of 2011

 

LOCATION:

House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the Drive to Stay Alive Act of 2011; amends title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to withhold a portion of Federal‑aid Highway funds apportioned to a State unless the State enacts and implements a law establishing penalties for using a cell phone to make telephone calls or text while driving with a minor in the vehicle.

 

US S 273

SPONSOR:

Lautenberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Laws to Prevent Repeat Intoxicated Driving by States

 

LOCATION:

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to condition the receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement by States of certain Laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving.

 

US S 453

RELATED:

US H 873

 

SPONSOR:

Brown S [D]

 

TITLE:

Safety of Motorcoaches

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Improves the safety of motorcoaches, and for other purposes.

 

US S 510

SPONSOR:

Udall T [D]

 

TITLE:

Drunk Driving Injuries and Fatalities

 

LOCATION:

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol‑related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2011; prevents drunk driving injuries and fatalities, and for other purposes.

 

US S 528

SPONSOR:

Gillibrand [D]

 

TITLE:

Driver Safety Grants

 

LOCATION:

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Provides driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing Laws that meet certain minimum requirements.

 

US S 754

SPONSOR:

Pryor [D]

 

TITLE:

Testing Records of Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators

 

LOCATION:

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for records relating to alcohol and controlled substance testing of commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes.

 

US S 1422

SPONSOR:

Klobuchar [D]

 

TITLE:

Grant Program in the Department of Transportation

 

LOCATION:

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Establishes a grant program in the Department of Transportation to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers.

 

US S 1449

SPONSOR:

Pryor [D]

 

TITLE:

Mariahs Act

 

LOCATION:

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to motor vehicle and highway safety, State highway, teen traffic, and motorcyclist safety programs, in‑vehicle alcohol detection device research, emergency medical services, importing noncompliant vehicles and equipment, importer financial responsibility, vehicle defect reporting, recall obligations, child safety seats and anchorage systems; provides grants related to improved traffic safety information systems, impaired driving countermeasures, graduated driver licensing, and distracted driving.

 

US S 1596

RELATED:

US H 2112

 

SPONSOR:

Murray [D]

 

TITLE:

Department of Transportation Appropriations

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.

 

US S 1786

SPONSOR:

Hatch [R]

 

TITLE:

Long Term Surface Transportation Extension Act

 

LOCATION:

SENATE

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Creates the Long‑Term Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011; relates to federal‑aid highway programs and the highway trust fund, transportation‑related taxes, multimodal projects, environmental review reforms, public transportation, highway safety programs, motor carrier safety programs, regulatory relief and time‑out, energy recovery and conservation, and the recission of unspent federal funds.

 

US S 1813

SPONSOR:

Boxer [D]

 

TITLE:

Federal Aid Highway Construction Programs

 

LOCATION:

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Reauthorizes Federal‑aid highway and highway safety construction programs; relates highway performance, a transportation mobility program, workforce development, national bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection, congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, a national freight program, highway use tax evasion projects, environmental procedures, highway worker safety, open container requirements, electric vehicle charging stations, and various related matters.

 

US S 1816

SPONSOR:

Lautenberg [D]

 

TITLE:

Repeat Offenders of Driving While Intoxicated

 

LOCATION:

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Amends title 23, United States Code, to modify a provision relating to minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.

 

WA H 2127 b

AUTHOR:

Armstrong [R]

 

TITLE:

Supplemental Operating Appropriation

 

LOCATION:

House Ways & Means Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes 2011‑2013 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.

 

WA S 5967 b

AUTHOR:

Murray [D]

 

TITLE:

Supplemental Operating Appropriations

 

LOCATION:

Senate Ways and Means Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Makes 2011 2nd Special Session supplemental operating appropriations.

 

WI A 120

AUTHOR:

Cullen [D]

 

TITLE:

Alcohol Beverages and Quadricycles

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the possession and consumption of alcohol beverages by drivers and passengers on commercial quadricycles; requires municipal authority to regulate the operation of commercial quadricycles.

 

WI A 131

AUTHOR:

Kerkman [R]

 

TITLE:

Use of Cell Phones While Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the use of cellular telephones and other devices while operating certain motor vehicles transporting children.

 

WI A 206

AUTHOR:

Bies [R]

 

TITLE:

Inattentive Driving

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Rules Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to inattentive driving; provides a penalty.

 

WI A 207

AUTHOR:

Ott J [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving While Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to penalties for driving a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant; provides a penalty.

 

WI A 208

AUTHOR:

Ott J [R]

 

TITLE:

Operating‑While‑Intoxicated Offenses

 

LOCATION:

Assembly Transportation Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to penalties for operating‑while‑intoxicated offenses; provides a penalty.

 

WI S 142

AUTHOR:

Taylor L [D]

 

TITLE:

Consumption of Alcohol on Quadricycles

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation and Elections Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to the possession and consumption of alcohol beverages by drivers and passengers on commercial quadricycles; provides for municipal authority to regulate the operation of commercial quadricycles.

 

WI S 152

AUTHOR:

Darling [R]

 

TITLE:

Driving a Vehicle While Under the Influence

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to penalties for driving a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.

 

WI S 154

AUTHOR:

Darling [R]

 

TITLE:

Operating While Intoxicated

 

LOCATION:

Senate Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to penalties for operating‑while‑intoxicated offenses.

 

WI S 158

AUTHOR:

Kedzie [R]

 

TITLE:

Restricted Operator's License Eligibility

 

LOCATION:

Senate Transportation and Elections Committee

 

SUMMARY:

 

 

Relates to restricted licenses for persons whose operating privilege has been suspended or revoked; removes immediate eligibility for persons whose chemical tests indicated the presence of a restricted controlled substance or a prohibited alcohol concentration or who have been convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence.