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IN HB1207

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Julie Olthoff

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires law enforcement officers to offer a chemical test to any person reasonably believed to have operated a vehicle involved in a fatal accident
  • Creates a separate testing protocol for fatal accidents distinct from serious bodily injury accidents, which still allow portable breath tests as an initial option
  • Maintains the existing 3-hour window for administering all chemical tests after fatal or serious bodily injury accidents
  • Exempts officers from offering tests to unconscious persons
  • Effective July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Tests of a motor vehicle operator.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

1/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Veterans Affairs and Public Safety1/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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