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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1482

HB 1482: Impaired driving

Modifying provisions that address impaired driving.

Summary

  • Clarifies the scoring provisions under the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) for defendants convicted of felony driving and physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs (DUI/PC) offenses.
  • Amends the definition of "prior offense" in the impaired driving statutes to include offenses where a deferred sentence was imposed as a result of the original charge being pled down.
  • Authorizes courts, if alcohol monitoring devices utilizing wireless reporting technology becomes available, to require offenders to obtain such a device.
  • Amends the penalty provisions relating to when a person is convicted of an impaired driving offense when a minor passenger was in the vehicle at the time of the offense.
  • Amends the statutory provisions that require a court to impose conditions of probation to include prohibiting the offender from: (1) driving without having both a valid license and liability insurance; and (2) driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while having an illegal alcohol or drug concentration in his or her system.
  • Authorizes law enforcement to arrest a person when the officer has probable cause to believe that the offense committed or being committed involves certain impaired driving violations.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1482), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2013
  2. Out of committeeFeb 19, 2013
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Roger Goodman (D-45)
Introduced
January 29, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1482, SHB 1482

AN ACT Relating to impaired driving;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Roger Goodman (D-45)

17 co-sponsors (17 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Cyrus Habib D-48Steve Kirby D-29Tina Orwall D-33Christopher Hurst D-31Luis Moscoso D-1Dean Takko D-19Larry Seaquist D-26Steve Bergquist D-11Cindy Ryu D-32Jake Fey D-27Sherry Appleton D-23John McCoy D-38Tami Green D-28Kristine Lytton D-40Gerry Pollet D-46Marko Liias D-21Monica Jurado Stonier D-17

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1482)
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1482)
  3. Referred to Public Safety. (SHB 1482)
  4. Referred to Public Safety.
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1482)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1482)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1482)
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1482)
  14. PS - Executive action taken by committee.
  15. PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  16. First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1482 in other sessions

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