BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
SB 5478: 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 (SB 5478), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 28, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Don Benton (R-17)
- Introduced
- January 28, 1997 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Companion bill
- HB 1359
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)
4 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 4 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.
SB 5478 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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