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Lawmakers Gut Major DUI Reform Through ‘Hostile Amendments’

The changes would have required ignition interlock devices for first-time DUI offenders, as alcohol-related roadway deaths in California top 1,300 a year, federal data shows.

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A California Senate committee just gutted one of the state’s most substantial DUI reform bills in years, despite widespread support from other lawmakers and families of drunk driving victims.

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Lawmakers gut major DUI reform through ‘hostile amendments’

The bill had widespread support, but Sen. Sabrina Cervantes’ committee suddenly gutted it with little explanation.

·San Diego, United States
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Lawmakers gut major DUI reform through 'hostile amendments'

Sabrina Cervantes' committee's "hostile amendment" gutted a major DUI reform bill with widespread support in Sacramento.

·Sacramento, United States
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Cal Matters broke the news in Sacramento, United States on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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