SENATE BILL 1278
RS31051 / S1278
This bill seeks to remedy a defect in the law identified by the Supreme Court in its annual report to the Governor required by article V, section 25 of the Idaho Constitution. Idaho Code § 18-8005(1) sets forth the penalties for first time driving under the influence offenses. Specifically, I.C. § 18-8005(1)(d) requires the court to suspend an offender’s driving privileges for thirty (30) days and prohibits the granting of driving privileges of any kind during this period of absolute suspension. This subsection also mandates that, at the conclusion of the thirty (30) day period of absolute suspension, the court must suspend the offender’s driving privileges for an additional sixty (60) to one hundred fifty (150) days and allows the court to grant restricted driving privileges during this additional period of suspension. I.C. § 18-8005(1)(e) then requires the offender to have an ignition interlock system installed on all vehicles operated by him within ten (10) days following the end of the “mandatory” suspension. Since this statute mandates both an absolute thirty (30) day suspension and an additional sixty (60) to one hundred fifty (150) day suspension, the ignition interlock requirement is interpreted and applied differently throughout the state. Accordingly, this bill clarifies that the Legislature intends for the ignition interlock requirement to begin within ten (10) days following the end of the initial thirty (30) day period of absolute suspension.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/06 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 02/07 | Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules |
| 03/11 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/12 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/13 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews(Toews), Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Lakey Title apvd - to House |
| 03/13 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| 03/13 | Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration |
| 03/22 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/25 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/25 | Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 70-0-0 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Harada), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw(Johnson), Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber(Weber), Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Wroten Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/26 | Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling |
| 03/26 | Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker |
| 03/26 | Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate |
| 03/27 | Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor |
| 03/27 | Reported delivered to Governor at 11:43 a.m. on 03/27/24 |
| 04/02 | Signed by Governor on 04/01/24 Session Law Chapter Effective: |