Legislature passes ‘Bobby’s Law,’ increases penalties for drunk driving fatalieies • Daily Montanan

Legislature passes ‘Bobby’s Law,’ increases penalties for drunk driving fatalieies • Daily Montanan

Photo illustration by Getty Images.A bill strengthening Montanan’s DUI laws had its first hearing before a committee in mid-January, and is now inches away from crossing the legislative finish line.  House Bill 267, known as “Bobby’s Law,” has passed both chambers and been sent to Gov. Greg Gianforte, who is widely expected to sign it.  The bill, carried by Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, establishes the crime of aggravated vehicular ho…

Legislature passes ‘Bobby’s Law'

House Bill 267 establishes aggravated vehicular homicide under the influence as a new crime with a minimum sentence of three years. Continue reading…