HB136 Alabama 2020 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2020
Title
Driving under the influence, pretrial diversion programs, ignition interlock devices required, provision repealing in July 2023 deleted, Act 2018-517, 2018 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 32-5A-191 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, Act 2018-517 of the 2018
Regular Session provides that a person charged with
driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and
approved for any pretrial diversion program is
required to install an approved ignition interlock
device for a minimum of six months or the duration
of the pretrial diversion program. Act 2018-517
further amends the driving under the influence law
to delete this requirement effective five years
from the effective date of Act 2018-517 (July 1,
2023)</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would repeal the future amendment
of the driving under the influence law to preserve
the provisions of the law requiring the
installation of an ignition interlock device in
pretrial diversion cases and would amend Act
2018-517, to make conforming changes</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to driving under the influence and the
requirements for the installation of an ignition interlock
device by a person charged with driving under the influence
and approved for pretrial diversion program; to repeal Section
of Act 2018-517 of the 2018 Regular Session, now appearing
as Section 32-5A-191 of the Code of Alabama 1975, effective
July 1, 2023, which would delete provisions requiring the
installation of ignition interlock by a person charged with
driving under the influence and approved for a pretrial
diversion program; and to amend Section 4 of Act 2018-517 of
the 2018 Regular Session to conform to this act.
</p>
Subjects
Driving Under the Influence
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2020 | H | Pending third reading on day 7 Favorable from Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| February 20, 2020 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 4, 2020 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 19, 2020 | Room 206 at 09:00 | House PS&HS Hearing |
| Hearing | February 19, 2020 | Room 200 at 09:00 | House PS&HS Hearing |
| Hearing | February 18, 2020 | Room 200 at 09:00 | House PS&HS Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB136 Alabama 2020 Session - Introduced |