BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
HB 1359: Blood alcohol concentration
Lowering allowable blood alcohol concentration.
Summary
- Lowers the limit to 0.08 alcohol concentration from previous limit of 0.10.
From the Bill Digest (HB 1359), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 23, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Ida Ballasiotes (R-41)
- Introduced
- January 23, 1997 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Companion bill
- SB 5478
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Ida Ballasiotes (R-41)
5 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 1359 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1359 (2025–26) Criminal insanity
- HB 1359 (2023–24) Prof. licenses/new residents
- HB 1359 (2021–22) Liquor license fees
- HB 1359 (2019–20) Local government procurement
- HB 1359 (2017–18) Hospital charity care notice
- HB 1359 (2015–16) Marijuana acquisition/adults
- HB 1359 (2013–14) State archivist
- HB 1359 (2011–12) Plats/property tax payments