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Senate debates new drugged‑driving offense, adopts amendment and circles bill for further work
Summary
SB 101 would criminalize driving with illicit drugs in the body; floor debate centered on affirmative defenses for legally prescribed medications and the appropriate penalty level. A floor amendment removed an elevated penalty; senators requested counsel and prosecutors refine language before a final vote.
Senate Bill 101, introduced by Senator Craig Peterson, seeks to address a statutory gap the sponsor said exists where illicit drugs found in a driver’s body are not currently treated the same as illegal possession for driving‑impairment prosecutions.
The sponsor framed the bill as an effort to give police and prosecutors a workable tool where drug impairment is suspected but existing…
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