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SF 264 Senate Long Description

E Establishing a felony level driving while impaired (under the influence of alcohol - DWI) offense as first degree driving while impaired and prescribing mandatory penalties, specifying certain conditions of release; changing the existing first degree offense to second degree driving while impaired, the second degree offense to third degree driving while impaired and the third degree offense to fourth degree driving while impaired; prohibiting the court from staying the execution of drivers license revocation provisions under a felony conviction and providing for custodial arrest and vehicle forfeiture; increasing the drivers license reinstatement surcharge; expanding the definition of local correctional fees for imposition purposes to postprison supervision or other forms of release and supervision or other services provided to probationers or parolees under the interstate compact for supervision of parolees or probationers; maintaining supervision levels for offenders; requiring the commissioner of corrections to annually report to the legislature on the implementation and effects of the felony level driving while impaired offense, specifying certain report content requirements; requiring health plans providing coverage for chemical dependency treatment to cover treatment provided to enrollees by the department of corrections after conviction for a first degree driving while impaired offense under certain court and department determination conditions, exempting treatment provided by the department from separate medical necessity determination requirements and regulating payment rates (ra, ja)