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Committee advances bill to require intelligent speed‑assistance devices for some convicted reckless or excessive speed offenders
Summary
The committee sent a substitute of House Bill 1596 to the floor after debate. The substitute removes a standalone restricted license and instead makes use of an intelligent speed assistance (ISA) device a condition for certain occupational or temporary restricted licenses; it passed 24‑3.
A House committee on March 1 moved a substitute version of House Bill 1596 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation, advancing a proposal that authorizes courts and licensing officials to require intelligent speed assistance (ISA) devices for people whose licenses were suspended for excessive speeding or reckless driving.
Representative Richards, the sponsor who moved the substitute, told the committee the measure was meant to reduce fatalities and injuries from reckless driving. "This bill helps, again, address that," Richards…
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