The proposed bill seeks to improve public safety by extending the duration of driver's license revocations for specific impaired driving offenses and modifying the ignition interlock program requirements. Key provisions include mandating that all participants in the ignition interlock program complete a treatment or rehabilitation program before regaining full driving privileges. The bill introduces criminal penalties for operating vehicles without an interlock device and allows criminal vehicular homicide offenders to participate in the ignition interlock program. It also provides for judicial review of license revocation extensions related to ignition interlock violations and modifies procedures for impounding and reissuing license plates under DWI laws.

Significant amendments include the removal of specific timeframes for license revocations based on prior impaired driving incidents, replaced with a reference to section 171.178 for revocation periods. The bill increases the validity period of temporary driver's licenses issued after a DWI from seven to 14 days and establishes conditions for staying vehicle forfeiture if the driver participates in the ignition interlock program or a treatment court. Additionally, it introduces new definitions and procedures for license revocation related to test refusals and failures, imposes stricter penalties for driving while impaired, and clarifies the conditions for reinstatement of driving privileges. The effective date for these changes is set for August 1, 2025, applying to offenses committed on or after that date.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 169A.52, 169A.54, 171.177, 171.187, 171.306
1st Engrossment: 169A.37, 169A.52, 169A.54, 169A.60, 171.177, 171.187, 171.19, 171.306
2nd Engrossment: 169A.37, 169A.52, 169A.54, 169A.60, 169A.63, 171.177, 171.187, 171.19, 171.306
3rd Engrossment: 169A.37, 169A.52, 169A.54, 169A.60, 169A.63, 171.177, 171.187, 171.19, 171.24, 171.306