Operating Vehicles and Vessels Under the Influence
Summary
Operating Vehicles and Vessels Under the Influence; Revises conditions under which person commits offense of DUI or BUI; provides affirmative defense; revises penalties for offenses of DUI & BUI manslaughter; revises condition that must be met before person arrested for DUI or BUI may be released from custody; authorizes law enforcement witness to give certain testimony; revises conditions that constitute conviction; requires clerk of court to notify FDLE when such conditions have been met; requires FDLE to maintain records thereof; creates rebuttable presumptions; provides additional grounds for issuance of search warrant; revises conditions under which 1 year of probation may be ordered for misdemeanor offenses.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 20, 2023
Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jan 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Anderson
RRepublican
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