SENATE BILL REPORT

 

                                    HB 1757

 

           AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON LAW & JUSTICE, APRIL 2, 1991

 

 

Brief Description:  Changing "driving while intoxicated" to "driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug."

 

SPONSORS:Representatives Ferguson, Van Luven, Heavey, D. Sommers, Dorn, Miller, R. Meyers, Paris, Hargrove, Silver, Prentice, Moyer, Betrozoff, Winsley, Horn, Chandler, Tate, Vance, Nealey, Edmondson, Fuhrman, Broback, Wynne, Ballard, Hochstatter, Jacobsen, Wineberry, Roland, Bowman, Brough and Forner.

 

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON LAW & JUSTICE

 

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Nelson, Chairman; Thorsness, Vice Chairman; Erwin, Hayner, L. Kreidler, Madsen, Newhouse, Rasmussen, and A. Smith. 

 

Staff:  Richard Rodger (786‑7461)

 

Hearing Dates:April 1, 1991; April 2, 1991

 

 

BACKGROUND:

 

Throughout the Revised Code of Washington, there are numerous references to one who is under the influence of liquor or drugs.  However, the words used to describe that influenced state are not used consistently.  The criminal code describes an intoxicated driver as "under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug."

 

SUMMARY:

 

In various statutes, this measure replaces the word "intoxicated" with the phrase "under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug."

 

Technical changes are also made for organizational purposes.

 

Appropriation:  none

 

Revenue:  none

 

Fiscal Note:  none requested

 

TESTIMONY FOR:

 

The bill is necessary to clarify that "intoxicated" refers to a condition caused by alcohol or any drug.

 

TESTIMONY AGAINST:  None

 

TESTIFIED:  Representative Roy Ferguson, prime sponsor; Steve Lind, WTSC (pro); Pete Youngers, Washington State Council on Alcoholism (pro)