California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 618 — Vehicles: Driving under the influence.

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

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 makes it unlawful for a person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug to drive a vehicle. Existing law makes it unlawful for a person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug to drive a motor vehicle and concurrently do any act or neglect any duty that proximately causes bodily injury to another person other than the driver. Under existing law, murder is the killing of a human being with malice aforethought. Under existing case law, malice supporting a conviction of murder in the second degree is implied if a defendant consumed enough alcohol to be legally intoxicated, was aware of the hazards of driving while intoxicated, and drives at excessive speeds and in a reckless manner. Existing law requires a person applying for or renewing a driver's license to sign a declaration acknowledging the danger of driving while driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and the possibility that doing so may result in being charged with murder. Existing law also requires a person convicted of specified offenses related to driving under the influence to be read a similar admonishment in court. This bill would require both that declaration and admonishment to clarify that a drug includes cannabis, cannabis products, or any of the active chemical compounds of cannabis.

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. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1279.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1105.) (May 16).

  9. Set for hearing May 16.

  10. May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. Set for hearing May 6.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 803.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Set for hearing April 23.

  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

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 121 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Special Consent SB618

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 9000
Republican 2000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — 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
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 Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

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

Official roll call →

Placed on suspense file

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 5001
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 618 do?
Existing law makes it unlawful for a person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug to drive a vehicle. Existing law makes it unlawful for a person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug to drive a motor vehicle and concurrently do any act or neglect any duty that proximately causes bodily injury to another person other than the driver. Under existing law, murder is the killing of a human being with malice aforethought. Under existing case law, malice supporting a conviction of murder in the second degree is implied if a defendant consumed enough alcohol to be legally intoxicated, was aware of the hazards of driving while intoxicated, and drives at excessive speeds and in a reckless manner. Existing law requires a person applying for or renewing a driver's license to sign a declaration acknowledging the danger of driving while driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and the possibility that doing so may result in being charged with murder. Existing law also requires a person convicted of specified offenses related to driving under the influence to be read a similar admonishment in court. This bill would require both that declaration and admonishment to clarify that a drug includes cannabis, cannabis products, or any of the active chemical compounds of cannabis.
Who sponsors SB 618?
SB 618 is sponsored by Mark Stone.
What is the current status of SB 618?
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 618?
Track SB 618 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 618

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 618

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →