Bill Text: TX HCR136 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to provide for a joint interim study regarding driving while intoxicated and driving under the influence.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-01 - Referred to House Administration [HCR136 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR136-Introduced.html
86R20140 BPG-D | ||
By: Hunter | H.C.R. No. 136 |
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WHEREAS, Texas is ranked among the worst states in the | ||
country for motorists who are injured or killed in alcohol-related | ||
vehicular crashes; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 2013, Texas counted more than 1,300 deaths caused | ||
by drunk drivers, the highest number in the nation; this total | ||
reflected almost 40 percent of all traffic deaths in the state, a | ||
3.6 percent increase over the previous year; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each year, there are thousands of non-fatal | ||
alcohol-related crashes as well; there were more than 25,000 in | ||
Texas in 2013 alone that involved a driver with a blood alcohol | ||
concentration of .01 or higher; these resulted in nearly 16,000 | ||
injuries; that year, law enforcement officers made almost 100,000 | ||
DWI arrests, resulting in over 71,000 convictions; and | ||
WHEREAS, The lives and continued well-being of thousands of | ||
Texans are at stake, and it is vital that evidence-based measures be | ||
taken to reduce the incidence of alcohol-related crashes; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House | ||
of Representatives to provide for a joint interim study regarding | ||
driving while intoxicated and driving under the influence | ||
incidents, including examination of mortality rates, accidents, | ||
rates of intoxication, and the effectiveness of increased penalties | ||
for DWI/DUI offenses; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a full report, including findings and | ||
recommendations, be submitted to the 87th Texas Legislature before | ||
it convenes in January 2021. |