Hawaii State Legislature
2004 Legislative Session

HB1592

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Measure Title: RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
Report Title: Motor Vehicles; Driving With Illegal Drugs in Blood
Description: Establishes a new offense of operating a vehicle with a measurable amount of illegal drugs in a person's blood or urine, without the need to show that the drug must have impaired the person's ability to operate a vehicle in a careful and prudent manner. Provides for mandatory drug testing.
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): MINDO, CHANG, KANOHO, Saiki, Say, Tamayo, Hale, Souki, Caldwell, Evans, Hiraki, Magaoay, Arakaki, Lee, Abinsay, Sonson
Current Referral:TRN, JUD

Date Status Text
1/24/2003HIntroduced and Pass First Reading
1/27/2003HReferred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 4.
1/31/2003HBill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 02-05-03 at 9:00 am in House conference room 309.
2/5/2003HThe committees on TRN recommend that the measure be HELD. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Souki, Caldwell, Ito, Mindo, Nakasone, M. Oshiro, Blundell, Moses, Pendleton; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
8/21/2003DCarried over to 2004 Regular Session

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment