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Senate committee advances bill creating impaired‑driving task force and tightening warrant‑based blood draws
Summary
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to act favorably on H.44, which creates an impaired‑driving process task force, adds a mandate to submit to warrant‑based blood draws and establishes a criminal refusal penalty for obstructing execution of those warrants.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to act favorably on H.44 on May 9, advancing a bill that creates an impaired‑driving task force and requires submission to warrant‑based blood draws when a warrant is issued.
The bill, described by Ben Novogrossi of the Office of Legislative Council as “inaccurately miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving,” makes mostly technical changes and establishes a seven‑member impaired driving process and task force charged with recommending ways to reduce the duration of roadside holds and the paperwork burden on law enforcement.
Novogrossi said the bill also “adds a mandate to submit to…
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