HB 961 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

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
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Committee
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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
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Adam Anderson
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