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Senate restores 18‑month refusal suspension in revised DUI bill; first substitute SB 28 passes
Summary
Lawmakers amended and passed first substitute Senate Bill 28, restoring the existing 18‑month license suspension for refusal to submit to testing and forwarding the measure to the House. Sponsors said the bill aims to expand counseling and provide a two‑year window for license reinstatement for eligible young offenders.
Senators on the floor debated and amended first substitute Senate Bill 28, an alcohol- and drug‑related offense measure, and passed the bill on final reading. The amendment restored existing law by keeping an 18‑month suspension for refusal to submit to testing rather than the longer suspension proposed in the substitute; the Senate adopted the amendment and later approved the bill by voice and roll call and forwarded it to the House (26 yea, 0 nay, 3 absent).
Sponsor Senator Jenkins described the substituted measure as intended “to give some relief to these kids,” explaining it…
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