Subcommittee hears debate on Senate Bill 52 to expand blood testing and clarify videotaping rules in DUI cases
A criminal law subcommittee heard hours of testimony on Senate Bill 52, which would shift drug testing from urine to blood, clarify use of in‑car and body‑worn video and change prosecutorial responsibilities; witnesses debated training, hospital cooperation and victims urged keeping DUI homicides classified as violent crimes.
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The Criminal Law Subcommittee, chaired by Jeff Johnson, heard testimony this morning on Senate Bill 52, a measure that would make blood the preferred biological sample in suspected drug‑involved driving cases and codify modern videotaping practices for roadside DUI investigations.
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