LA HB492

Establishes the Governor's Task Force on Impaired Driving as a 21-member body within the office of the governor, domiciled in Baton Rouge

Membership includes representatives from state agencies (Attorney General, State Police, Highway Safety Commission, Department of Health), legislators from both chambers, law enforcement associations, district attorneys, MADD, the Louisiana Restaurant Association, and 3 at-large gubernatorial appointees including at least one impaired driving victim or family member

Executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission serves as chairman; task force must meet at least 4 times per year

Duties include analyzing impaired driving data (arrests, prosecutions, convictions, crash trends), recommending statutory changes, implementing countermeasures such as ignition interlock devices and electronic monitoring, and providing annual reports to the governor by February 1

Members serve without salary but receive travel reimbursement; staff and facilities provided by the Office of Drug Policy and Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, with funding through legislative appropriation