NE 2: Responsible Drinking and Driving Act (Law of the Land)

[Sopranos Republican]

You must be logged in to read this quote.

Sponsor: Governor Sawx

Mr. Governor, you have 36 hours to begin advocating for this legislation.

[free my dawg]

I believe that giving people a breathalyzer with every car purchase will help diminish drunk driving. It essentially raises the question of "Are you too drunk to drive?" when you look at your keys, and having that question posed to them could cause people to actually not get behind the wheel of a car.

So yes, I proposed this bill to create a people-based solution to the problem of drunk driving, as opposed to a law-based one.

[cinyc]

We had a spirited discussion about this bill in the thread that was deleted.  The one thing then Speaker SirNick and I were concerned about was cost.  Did we ever ascertain the cost and whether dealers were required to provide a disposable or permanent breathalyser?

[Adam Griffin]

I had mentioned (and I believe we had offered an amendment) to the effect of this in order to keep costs down and ensure that the units were ones that did not require refills or that were disposable:

You must be logged in to read this quote.

[free my dawg]

Yeah, we did have an amendment like that. I'll accept it as friendly.

[Sopranos Republican]

Unless anyone has any objections to the cost with the included amendment, I will open up a final vote on this, later this afternoon.

[Blair]

I'm happy for a final vote

[Sopranos Republican]

Alright. A final vote is now open. The vote shall remain open for 48 hours, or until all representatives have voted (whichever comes first.) Representatives please vote: AYE, NAY, or Abstain.

[Adam Griffin]

AYE

[Sopranos Republican]

AYE

[cinyc]

Abstain

[Blair]

AYE

[SNJ1985]

Aye

[Sopranos Republican]

By a vote of 4-0-1, the bill has passed, and will be sent to the governor for his signature or veto.

[free my dawg]

signed