HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1152

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to drugs.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 291E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "drug" to read as follows:

     ""Drug" means [any]:

     (1)  Any controlled substance, as defined and enumerated in schedules I through [IV] V of chapter 329, or its metabolites[.]; and

     (2)  Any substance which, when taken into the human body, can impair the ability of a person to operate a vehicle safely."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory language to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Drugs; Use of Intoxicants While Operating a Vehicle

 

Description:

Includes any substance that can impair a person's ability to operate a vehicle in the definition of "drug" for purposes of defining the offense of operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

 

 

 

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