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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 7

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Relating to: the intoxicated operation of snowmobiles.

Drunken driving Implied consent or alcohol concentration Snowmobile

  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

This bill establishes an absolute sobriety requirement for the purpose of

operating a snowmobile for any person under the age of 21. Under current law, no

one may operate an all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, off-highway

motorcycle, boat, or snowmobile (recreational vehicle) with a prohibited alcohol

concentration. Under most circumstances, a prohibited alcohol concentration is 0.08.

For a person who has not attained the age of 21, current law requires absolute

sobriety for the purpose of operating any recreational vehicle except for snowmobiles.

For the purpose of operating a snowmobile, absolute sobriety is required for a person

who has not attained the age of 19. This bill increases this age so that the absolute

sobriety requirement applies to a person under the age of 21 operating any

recreational vehicle.

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Taylor (D) , Duchow (R) , Fields (D) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kulp (R) , Murphy (R) , Plumer (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Skowronski (R) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Zimmerman (R)

8 cosponsors

Born (R) , Jacque (R) , Larson (D) , Nass (R) , Schachtner (D) , Smith (D) , Stroebel (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 2

Passed 6–2 Mar 26, 2020 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 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Duchow, Fields, Gundrum, Kulp, Murphy, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Plumer, Zimmerman and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, Larson, Nass, Schachtner, Smith and Stroebel

  2. Feb 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Mar 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Sep 24, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Born added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  7. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1