HB 2574

Present law authorizes a law enforcement officer to request that the operator of a motor vehicle submit to a test for the purpose of determining the alcohol or drug content of that operator's blood if there is probable cause to believe the operator is (i) driving while under the influence of any intoxicant, controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, or substance affecting the central nervous system; (ii) committing the offense of vehicular assault or aggravated vehicular assault; or (iii) c ommitting the offense of vehicular homicide or aggravated vehicular homicide. Refusal to submit to testing results in the suspension of the operator's driver license. If a person does not have a prior conviction for driving under the influence, such a su spension is for one year. The operator's driver license must be suspended for one year and six months if the person does not have a previous conviction for driving under the influence, but is suspected of having committed a misdemeanor violation for driv in g under the influence and at the time of the stop in which they refused to submit to testing. This bill provides that a refusal to submit to testing must result in the operator's driver license being suspended for one year and six months, if the operator does not have a prior conviction for driving under the influence, regardless of whether the o perator is suspected of having committed a misdemeanor violation for driving under the influence. ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2574, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 changes the effective date of the bill from upon becoming a law to January 1, 2027 .