Committee advances bill requiring ignition interlocks for first-time DUI offenders
Representative Boyd’s bill would require first-time DUI offenders to install ignition interlock devices for six months and suspend driving privileges until installation. Stakeholders and committee members discussed substitute language and implementation; the committee reported the original bill favorably.
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Representative Boyd urged the Public Safety and Homeland Security committee to approve House Bill 1, which would require first-time DUI offenders to install ignition interlock devices in their vehicles for six months and suspend driving privileges until the device is installed and in use. "I'm a living miracle," Boyd said, describing personal trauma that motivated her sponsorship and urging the committee to act to protect future victims.
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