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SENATE BILL 1119 (SEYMOUR – 1989)
CHAPTER 1114, STATUTES OF 1989, SB 1119
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Various sections of the Harbors and Navigation Code, and the Vehicle Code relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs were amended, repealed or added in 1989 with the passage of Senate Bill 1119. (See Exhibit #1g) This bill was introduced on March 8, 1989 by Senator John Seymour on his own initiative, " to bring California in compliance with Federal regulations." (See Exhibit #4, document SP-4 and #9, document SFA-2)
Senate Bill 1119 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and the Assembly Committee on Public Health where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibits #3 and #10) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. (See Exhibits #5 and #12) Five amendments were made to Senate Bill 1119. (See Exhibits #1b through #1f and #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor George Deukmejian signed Senate Bill 1119 on September 29, 1989, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on September 30, 1989 as Chapter 1114 of the Statutes of 1989. (See Exhibits #1g and #2)
The Department of Finance issued an analysis of Senate Bill 1119 as last amended on September 12, 1989 which digested its provisions stating:
This bill would make various changes relating to the level of alcohol impairment permitted for operators of commercial vehicles and vessels, as specified. The bill would make other related changes.
Portions of the bill would become operative on January 1, 1992, provided the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) determines that Federal regulations remain operative and require specified provisions of law by the state.
(See Exhibit #16, document PE-15)