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House Judiciary Committee reviews H.44 changes on blood draws and CDL reporting
Summary
Members discussed three Senate amendments to H.44: adding federal-compliance reporting for commercial driver license convictions, replacing a "shall not refuse" phrase with "shall submit" for evidentiary blood collection, and creating a "knowingly hinder" mental-element for criminal hindrance of blood draws.
Members of the House Judiciary Committee reviewed proposed Senate amendments to H.44, a bill that would change how Vermont treats evidentiary blood collection in DUI cases and how certain convictions for commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders are reported.
The amendments matter because they seek to align state practice with federal reporting rules for CDLs and to narrow criminal liability for obstructing blood collection so that incapacitated people are not automatically treated as criminals.
Ben Novogratzky, ALC Legislative Council staff, told the committee “there really only are 3 changes” between the House-passed and Senate-amended versions. He said the first change, at the start of the text, was suggested by the Department of Motor Vehicles to comply with federal rules governing CDL holders. “This makes sure that any CDL drivers, if it was an offense or violation other than…
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