Indiana House Bill 1119 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Provides that a person who operates a vehicle with at least five nanograms of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the person's saliva, as identified by a qualified test, commits the offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. (Current law provides that a person commits the offense if the person has any measurable amount of THC in the person's blood.) Defines "qualified test". Removes the metabolite of a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II as an element from the offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Rep. Wendy McNamara [R]

Rep. Steve Bartels [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2025-01-08	House	Authored by Representative McNamara
2025-01-08	House	Coauthored by Representative Bartels

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1119/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1119/HB1119.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1119/fiscal-notes/HB1119.01.INTR.FN001.pdf