Bill Text: MI SR0090 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to recognize December 2019 as Impaired Driving Prevention Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-12-10 - Adopted [SR0090 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SR0090-Enrolled.html
as adopted by
senate, December 10, 2019
senate resolution no.90
Senator MacGregor offered the following resolution:
A resolution to recognize December 2019 as Impaired Driving Prevention Month.
Whereas, According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 10,511 people died in preventable impaired driving traffic crashes in 2018; and
Whereas, Every year, approximately one-third of alcohol-related traffic deaths involve repeat Driving Under the Influence (DUI) offenders and nearly 70 percent involve people who drove at very high Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) levels of 0.15 and above; and
Whereas, The issue of drug-impaired driving is also on the rise and polysubstance-impaired driving (driving after consuming a combination of substances) is outpacing alcohol-impaired driving in many jurisdictions; and
Whereas, These high risk impaired drivers pose a critical threat on our roadways and states need to utilize new technology to more effectively deter, identify, prosecute, and monitor DUI offenders and such technologies like oral fluid testing, electronic warrants, case management software, specialized training, ignition interlocks, and continuous alcohol monitoring; and
Whereas, All impaired driving offenders should receive, at a minimum, screening for substance use disorders and mental health issues by using a tool validated specifically for DUI offenders to accurately capture their risk of re-offending and treatment needs; and
Whereas, The state of Michigan is the first state to legislatively authorize an oral fluid pilot test program and expand it statewide to examine the ability to quickly, reliably, and cost effectively identify impaired drivers who are using drugs; and
Whereas, Michigan has also been a leader in establishing Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) courts to change the behavior of the most dangerous impaired drivers on our roadways while Responsibility.org, Lyft, Abbott, and advocacy groups are working together to eliminate impaired driving; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That the members of this legislative body recognize December 2019 as Impaired Driving Prevention Month; and be it further
Resolved, That we recognize the importance of educating the public on the impaired driving problem in Michigan and what can be done to eliminate it.
