SENATE RULES COMMITTEE SR 21
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Bill No: SR 21
Author: Archuleta (D), et al.
Introduced: 2/21/25
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the month of December as National Drunk
and Drugged Driving Awareness Month.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month.
2) According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
an average of 300 people died in drunk driving crashes during the Christmas
through New Year’s holiday in the United States.
3) In 2022, 13,524 people died in alcohol-impaired driving traffic deaths
according to the NHTSA.
4) The financial burden of alcohol misuse costs the United States an estimated
$249 billion per year. NHTSA estimates that drunk driving crashes cost the
United States $68.9 billion annually.
This resolution recognizes the month of December as National Drunk and Drugged
Driving Awareness Month.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
SUPPORT: (Verified 3/3/25)
None received
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OPPOSITION: (Verified 3/3/25)
None received
Prepared by: Hunter Flynn / SFA / (916) 651-1520
3/5/25 15:32:52
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