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House panel backs felony‑level penalty expansion for drivers mixing alcohol and illicit drugs
2469383 · March 1, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 541 would create or expand a felony offense for people who mix alcohol and illicit drugs and then drive; sponsor said the measure aims to send offenders to compelled treatment rather than set a presumptive chemical level.
House Bill 541 advanced on second reading after Representative Kelly described the measure as targeting a recent enforcement trend among Montana troopers: drivers who mix alcohol and illicit drugs before driving.
"The trend is the mixing of alcohol with illicit drugs and then driving,"…
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