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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 198

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Relating to: records of certain offenses related to operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration. (FE)

Court — Procedure Drunken driving Motor vehicle — Equipment Motor vehicle — Regulation

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

Under this bill, a court may, upon petition by a person who has been convicted

of a first offense related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI offense),

expunge the record of the person's conviction. A person may file a petition under this

procedure only if the OWI offense did not involve an injury and the alcohol

concentration of the person at the time of offense was less than 0.15. In addition,

expungement under this procedure may be granted only if the person does one of the

following for not less than six months: 1) equips his or her motor vehicle with an

ignition interlock device, operates only motor vehicles that are equipped with an

ignition interlock device, and provides access to the data generated by the ignition

interlock device; or 2) wears a device that continuously monitors the person's alcohol

consumption and provides access to the data generated by the device.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jacque (R) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Marklein (R) , Ringhand (D)

14 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Fields (D) , Kulp (R) , Quinn (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sinicki (D) , Sortwell (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Vining (D)

Full history

  1. May 8, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Larson, Marklein, L. Taylor, Ringhand and Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, C. Taylor, Spreitzer, Brostoff, Anderson, Vining, Sinicki, Quinn, Kulp, Rohrkaste, Ramthun and Considine

  2. May 8, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Jun 6, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Fields added as a cosponsor

  4. Jun 10, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Aug 22, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Sortwell added as a cosponsor

  6. Sep 4, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1