Legislation
Between virtual and in person meetings, emails and testifying at public hearings, MADD has spent the last year working to support several legislative initiatives, including: Federal HALT Act—The HALT Act directs the federal government to require that all new cars come equipped with smart technology that passively, seamlessly and unobtrusively detects and stops impaired driving. This is a game changer in the battle to prevent roadway deaths and injuries. Wisconsin AB87 Bentley ’ s Law—Erin Payton and Frank Harris from MADD and Bentley ’ s Law founder Cecilia Williams spoke at a public hearing in favor of AB87, which would require offenders to provide child support to children whose parents are killed in an impaired driving crash.
SB486 Cannabis—MADD requested that if this bill gets put into law, legislators establish strong provisions that will help prevent cannabis - impaired and multi- ple substance - impaired driving and underage consumption. AB153/SB153– MADD supports this bill, which would require Wisconsin to become the 46th state to join the Driver License Compact, thus increasing the communication between states of impaired driving offender records. Illinois HB4147 Bentley ’ s Law—This legislation would require offenders to provide child support to children whose parents are kills in an impaired driving crash.
SB1405 Lindsey ’ s Law—This legislation would allow for concurrent sentences in impaired driving crashes of at least four years, but not more than 20 years.
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