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'It's Time': California Leaders Unveil Biggest Crackdown on Drunk Drivers in Decades
The bipartisan package includes 10 bills aimed at closing legal loopholes and increasing penalties after a 50% rise in DUI deaths in California, officials said.
- On Feb. 12, 2026, a bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers unveiled 10 bills at the Capitol Annex Swing Space, Sacramento, forming an unprecedented legislative package to address DUI laws.
- Investigative reporting revealed California's DUI laws are weak, and the state saw a more than 50% spike in DUI-related deaths over the most recent 10 years.
- Proposals also include Assemblymember Lori Wilson, a Democrat from Suisun City, introducing a measure to close the DMV point and diversion loophole and increase DUI penalties.
- Republican legislators requested a DMV records audit, while lawmakers urged Governor Gavin Newsom to support the bills, which aim to strengthen enforcement for years longer.
- With a little more than a week before the legislative deadline, lawmakers expect more bills next week amid challenges from recent criminal justice reforms and financial concerns over ignition interlock devices.
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‘It’s time’: California leaders unveil biggest crackdown on drunk drivers in decades
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s been more than four decades yet Rhonda Campbell’s voice still quavered as she stood before a row of television cameras recalling the day in 1981 when a repeat drunk driver killed her 12-year-old sister. She remembers her father crying as he told […] The post ‘It’s time’: California leaders unveil biggest crackdown on drunk drivers in decades appeared first on …
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