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Vehicles: driving under the influence: drug testing.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA SB 1462 · Senate Bill · 2015–2016

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
3
Latest action
May 27, 2016

What it does

Existing law provides that a person who drives a motor vehicle is deemed to have given his or her consent to chemical testing of his or her blood for the purpose of determining the drug content of his or her blood if lawfully arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Existing law provides that if a blood test is unavailable, the person shall be deemed to have given his or her consent to chemical testing of his or her urine and shall submit to a urine test. Existing law authorizes an officer to use a preliminary alcohol screening test that indicates the presence or concentration of alcohol based on a breath sample as a further investigatory tool in order to establish…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    Committee hearing · May 27, 2016

  3. Floor (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

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