2026 Regular Session
SB1543
Driving under the influence; authorizing aggregation of certain offenses; creating felony offense. Effective date.
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
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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
March 11, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
37 yea–6 nay · 5 absent
March 31, 2026 · House
House: Criminal Judiciary Committee: DO PASS
Passed
5 yea–1 nay
April 14, 2026 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
11 yea–0 nay
May 4, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
85 yea–3 nay · 11 absent
May 14, 2026 · Senate
Senate: FOURTH READING
Passed
40 yea–7 nay · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 30, 2026 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
March 30, 2026 · House
Criminal Judiciary
February 3, 2026 · Senate
Public Safety
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by Governor 05/21/2026
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Senate Sent to Governor
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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Senate Enrolled, to House
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Senate Referred for enrollment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 7 View roll call
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Senate HAs adopted View roll call
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Senate HAs read
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 3 View roll call
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House Amended
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary View roll call
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House Referred to Criminal Judiciary
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House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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House First Reading
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 6 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Gise (principal House author)
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Senate Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Public Safety
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Senate Authored by Senator Coleman
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Senate First Reading