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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 61

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motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions for controlled substance violations.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires a court to suspend the motor vehicle operating privilege

of a person, including a juvenile, if the person is convicted of any violation of the

state's Uniform Controlled Substances Act (drug violation). Under this bill, a court

may, but is not required to, suspend a person's motor vehicle operating privilege if

the person is convicted of a drug violation.

Also under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must suspend

a person's operating privilege whenever DOT receives notice that the person has

been convicted in another state for an offense that, if committed in this state, would

be a drug violation. Under this bill, DOT may, but is not required to, suspend a

person's motor vehicle operating privilege if the person is convicted in another state

for an offense that, if committed in this state, would be a drug violation.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , A. Williams (D) , Berceau (D) , Colon (D) , Fields (D) , Grigsby (D) , Kessler (D) , Mason (D) , Roys (D) , Sinicki (D) , Toles (D) , Turner (D) , Young (D)

5 cosponsors

Erpenbach (D) , Grothman (R) , Lehman (D) , Plale (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Mar 13, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Grigsby, Kessler, Berceau, Colon, Fields, Mason, Roys, Sinicki, Toles, Turner, A. Williams, Young and A. Ott;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Grothman, Lehman, Plale and Erpenbach

  2. Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics

  3. Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Mar 13, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  8. Mar 13, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1