California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 545 — Driving under the influence: ignition interlock devices.

Last action — July 9 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to, as specified, immediately suspend a person's driver's license if the person is administratively found to have been operating a motor vehicle with a specified quantity of alcohol in their blood. Existing law authorizes a person who has had their driver's license suspended by the department to be issued a restricted driver's license if they meet specified criteria, including the installation and maintenance of an ignition interlock device (IID) . Existing law, until January 1, 2026, requires a person, upon a criminal conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol with a prior conviction for driving under the influence or for driving under the influence and causing injury, to install and maintain an IID for a specified period of time. Existing law also authorizes a court, upon the first criminal conviction of a person for driving under the influence, to order the person to install and maintain an IID for a specified period of time, or, if the court does not order the installation of such a device, authorizes the person to apply for a restricted license. Existing law requires the department to credit any time that a person maintained a functioning IID during the period of that person's restricted licensure, but prior to the criminal conviction, toward any mandatory term of maintaining such a device, required upon conviction. This bill would require a person, upon the person's first criminal conviction for driving under the influence, to install and maintain an IID for a specified period of time. The bill would delete those provisions authorizing a restricted license in lieu of an IID for first offenders. The bill would require the department to credit any time that a person maintained a functioning IID during the period of that person's restricted licensure, but prior to the criminal conviction, toward any term of maintaining such a device, required by law upon conviction pursuant to the above-described statute. The bill would place certain recordkeeping requirements upon manufacturers of ignition interlock devices. The bill would also extend the operation of the law requiring IIDs until January 1, 2027, and make conforming changes to related reporting requirements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. July 9 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  3. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  4. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  5. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 1. Page 1213.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1102.) (May 16).

  8. Set for hearing May 16.

  9. April 29 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Set for hearing April 29.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 625.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Set for hearing April 9.

  14. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  15. Read first time.

  16. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

  17. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Rodriguez · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Primary
  • Bates · Cosponsor
  • Galgiani · Cosponsor
  • Hertzberg · Cosponsor
  • Roth · Cosponsor
  • Scott D. Wiener · Cosponsor
  • Wilk · Cosponsor
  • Rebecca Bauer-Kahan · Cosponsor
  • Chau · Cosponsor
  • Cooley · Cosponsor
  • Gloria · Cosponsor
  • Tom Lackey · Cosponsor
  • Levine · Cosponsor
  • Maienschein · Cosponsor
  • Mullin · Cosponsor
  • Eduardo Garcia · Cosponsor
  • Jim Patterson · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hill

Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading SB545 Hill et al. Urgency Clause

Passed 35 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9000
Unaffiliated 25002
Republican 1100
Total 35102
% of votes cast 92%3%0%5%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Rubio — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 0100
Total 5100
% of votes cast 83%17%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 545 do?
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to, as specified, immediately suspend a person's driver's license if the person is administratively found to have been operating a motor vehicle with a specified quantity of alcohol in their blood. Existing law authorizes a person who has had their driver's license suspended by the department to be issued a restricted driver's license if they meet specified criteria, including the installation and maintenance of an ignition interlock device (IID) . Existing law, until January 1, 2026, requires a person, upon a criminal conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol with a prior conviction for driving under the influence or for driving under the influence and causing injury, to install and maintain an IID for a specified period of time. Existing law also authorizes a court, upon the first criminal conviction of a person for driving under the influence, to order the person to install and maintain an IID for a specified period of time, or, if the court does not order the installation of such a device, authorizes the person to apply for a restricted license. Existing law requires the department to credit any time that a person maintained a functioning IID during the period of that person's restricted licensure, but prior to the criminal conviction, toward any mandatory term of maintaining such a device, required upon conviction. This bill would require a person, upon the person's first criminal conviction for driving under the influence, to install and maintain an IID for a specified period of time. The bill would delete those provisions authorizing a restricted license in lieu of an IID for first offenders. The bill would require the department to credit any time that a person maintained a functioning IID during the period of that person's restricted licensure, but prior to the criminal conviction, toward any term of maintaining such a device, required by law upon conviction pursuant to the above-described statute. The bill would place certain recordkeeping requirements upon manufacturers of ignition interlock devices. The bill would also extend the operation of the law requiring IIDs until January 1, 2027, and make conforming changes to related reporting requirements.
Who sponsors SB 545?
SB 545 is sponsored by Rodriguez, Hill, Bates, Galgiani, Hertzberg, Roth, Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), Wilk, Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), Chau, Cooley, Gloria, Lackey, Tom (Republican), Levine, Maienschein, Mullin, Eduardo Garcia, and Jim Patterson.
What is the current status of SB 545?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 545?
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