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2026 Regular Session

SB1543

Driving under the influence; authorizing aggregation of certain offenses; creating felony offense. Effective date.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in Senate February 2, 2026 Senate committee passed February 10, 2026 Senate passed March 11, 2026 Sent to House March 12, 2026 Introduced in House March 12, 2026 House committee passed March 31, 2026 House committee passed April 14, 2026 House passed May 4, 2026 Sent to Senate May 5, 2026 Senate passed May 14, 2026 Enrolled May 14, 2026 Sent to Governor May 14, 2026 Governor approved May 29, 2026

Partner positions

👍 5 cumulative active likes

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Provides that a conviction of a second act of driving under the influence within a 1-year period shall be classified as a Class C2 offense. The measure also provides that a separate offense within this period may be aggregated and prosecuted as a single offense. A persons convicted of this crime shall be guilty of a felony

Recorded floor votes

6 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 10, 2026 · Senate

Senate: Public Safety Committee: DO PASS

Passed

6 yea–2 nay

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March 11, 2026 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

37 yea–6 nay · 5 absent

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March 31, 2026 · House

House: Criminal Judiciary Committee: DO PASS

Passed

5 yea–1 nay

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April 14, 2026 · House

House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS

Passed

11 yea–0 nay

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May 4, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

85 yea–3 nay · 11 absent

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May 14, 2026 · Senate

Senate: FOURTH READING

Passed

40 yea–7 nay · 1 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Approved by Governor 05/21/2026
  2. Senate Sent to Governor
  3. House Signed, returned to Senate
  4. Senate Enrolled, to House
  5. Senate Referred for enrollment
  6. Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 7 View roll call
  7. Senate HAs adopted View roll call
  8. Senate HAs read
  9. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  10. House Referred for engrossment
  11. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 3 View roll call
  12. House Amended
  13. House General Order
  14. House CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
  15. House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary View roll call
  16. House Referred to Criminal Judiciary
  17. House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  18. House First Reading
  19. Senate Engrossed to House
  20. Senate Referred for engrossment
  21. Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 6 View roll call
  22. Senate General Order, Considered
  23. Senate Placed on General Order
  24. Senate Coauthored by Representative Gise (principal House author)
  25. Senate Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed View roll call
  26. Senate Second Reading referred to Public Safety
  27. Senate Authored by Senator Coleman
  28. Senate First Reading
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