Video & Transcript Research : 'DWI'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Transportation committee OKs bill to ramp up restrictions on repeat DWI offenders 3/19/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Unbelievably, Bailey had five prior Minnesota DWI convictions.
- According to the CDC, ignition interlocks reduce repeat DWI offenses by about 70% while installed.
- Louis Park strongly supports HF 2130, the DWI ignition interlock bill.
- You lose your license for how long if you have a DWI in five years or 10 years?
- um Matrix look like if you have a DWI um Matrix look like if you have a DWI you<00:12:24.639>
Summary:
House File 2130, sponsored by Representative Craft, was heard and amended before being re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy. The bill responds to serious impaired-driving tragedies in St. Louis Park, including the Park Tavern crash, and aims to strengthen Minnesota’s ignition interlock requirements for repeat DWI offenders. Craft described the bill as based on data showing repeat-offender risk, arguing that current law’s look-back and interlock timelines are too limited and that the statute was also reorganized for clarity.
The A1 amendment was adopted without objection. Craft explained that the amendment clarifies when the $680 license reinstatement fee must be paid: not before entering interlock, but before exiting the program, to reduce barriers to participation. He also said the bill would extend interlock requirements more aggressively for repeat offenders, expand the look-back period for prior offenses, and in some cases require treatment. He emphasized that interlock is intended to improve public safety and can support sobriety, while also acknowledging broader root-cause issues such as mental health and addiction.
Testimony in support came from St. Louis Park Mayor Nadia Mohamad, Police Chief Brian Cruy, and Methodist Hospital President Jennifer Meister. They said the bill would help address gaps in current law, better account for prior offenses, and potentially prevent future tragedies. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was a reaction to tragedy and about addressing underlying causes of impaired driving, while others supported the measure and noted the need for broader transportation and treatment options. After discussion, the committee voted to re-refer HF 2130 to Public Safety Finance and Policy, and the motion prevailed.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 3rd, 2025
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm very, very passionate about DWI, not just DWI, but doing DWI right.
- DWI is a 100% preventable crime.
- So, again, misdemeanor DWIs are one, two, and three.
- It has to be directly related to the DWI.
- It specifically has to be a DWI misdemeanor charge.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 04/28/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Louis Park, he had older prior... repeat DWI offender repeat DWI offender uh<00:01:46.479>
got - , DWIs, DWIs, uh,<00:02:04.719>
which <00:02:04.960>meant <00:02:05.200>that, <00 - Um, longer history um of DWI offenses.
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task stakeholders, including the DWI task stakeholders, including the DWI task - Um administering and enforcing DWI law.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Minnesota House passes bill to toughen requirements for repeat DWIs 5/1/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Unbelievably, Bailey had five prior Minnesota DWI convictions and another one in Wisconsin.
- What I learned was that most people that commit a DWI offense don't commit a second.
- According to the CDC, ignition interlocks reduce repeat DWI offenses by about 70% while installed.
- need to impound a license during a DWI need to impound a license during a DWI arrest.<00:04:54.880
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in lives in Minnesota and gets a DWI in lives in Minnesota and gets a DWI in
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Louis Park where a repeat DWI offender driving with a valid license got drunk again, drove through an
- Uh, it turned out this individual had five prior DWIs. His most recent one had been in 2015.
- individual had<00:08:54.080>
five <00:08:54.480>prior had five prior had five prior DWIS - His most recent one had been in DWIS.
- device that we can use to prevent uh DWI device that we can use to prevent uh DWI drivers<00:14:
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Conference Committee on HF2130 5/15/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I reached out about trying to understand our DWI policies just a few days after that.
- offense, a new DWI or something similar. offense, a new DWI or something similar.
- revocation period for that second DWI. revocation period for that second DWI.
- And I like that we're tightening up our DWI rules.
- I like that we're tightening up our DWI rules.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Media Availability 4/7/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Media Availability 4/7/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that I have had, the decisions I made were based on the information that we had. drink and not the DWI
- happened in committees but on the DWI happened in committees but on the DWI charge.<00:06:42.720
- Just to be clear, can we expect then for future members that are arrested for DWIs to be removed from
- Just to be clear, can we expect then for future members that are arrested for DWIs to be removed from
- to be removed from arrested for DWIs to be removed from committees?
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Criminal Jurisprudence S/C New Offenses and Changed Penalties May 8th, 2025
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Prioritizing Public Safety / Proposed Civil Commitment Changes / Supporting Education Pension Reform Apr 13th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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That the incidence of DWI on our roads. - That the incidence of DWI on our roads.
- And since then, you've created a DWI reform package, more or less.
- Uh so a person who had met repeat DWIS.
- Over the years, we've done a lot of DWI reforms in Minnesota.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Criminal Jurisprudence S/C New Offenses and Changed Penalties May 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I am one of 5 DWI specialist, defense attorneys in the state of Texas.
- a DWI.
- I've represented, we all know friends that have DWIs.
- When you have multiple DWIs. We're not here about that.
- It's not going to deter DWIs.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/12/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- does not address any out ofate DWI does not address any out ofate DWI convictions<03:08:10.200><
- a 0.16—would be an aggravated DWI.
- counseling associated with the DWI counseling associated with the DWI conviction<03:08:54.359>
- <03:09:32.399>
an right now an aggravated DWI an right now an aggravated DWI an individual- <03:20:55.920>
related decrease DWI related decrease DWI related fatalities<03:20:58.000>< - <03:09:32.399>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Prioritizing Public Safety – Senator Ron Latz Apr 14th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- DWI reform is an area of special legislative concern for our next guest, Chair of the Judiciary and Public
- So the state is making great progress to reducing the incidence of DWI on our roads.
- And since then, you've created a DWI reform package, more or less.
- Uh so a person who had met all the DWIS.
- Over the years, we've done a lot of DWI reforms in Minnesota.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The DWI conviction in court requires something to complete.
- Now they have an aggravated DWI, whereas they may be cooperative.
- to it or found guilty to aggravate DWI to it or found guilty to aggravate DWI so<00:52:06.960>
- still plead guilty to the aggravate DWI still plead guilty to the aggravate DWI get<00:52:28.119
- You have to get an SR22, which you have to get with a DWI conviction anyway.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (03/18/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- it's DWI or that it's a felony. it's DWI or that it's a felony.
- Thank you. about DWI? What are you doing about this about DWI?
- We have messaging to prevent DWI.
- <05:00:27.840>
crisis this DWI crisis this DWI crisis Thank<05:00:29.280>you. - So, just a basic DWI.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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subsequent other penalties such as DWI subsequent other penalties such as DWI - , and in 2025 they get another DWI here in New Hampshire, we do not count that prior DWI out-of-state
- number of these DWI cases every year. number of these DWI cases every year.
- suspended, but not guilty of the DWI. suspended, but not guilty of the DWI.
- aggravated DWI. aggravated DWI.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Unbelievably, Bailey had five prior Minnesota DWI convictions.
- Bailey had five prior Minnesota DWI Bailey had five prior Minnesota DWI convictions.<01:30:06.480
- legislation to reform Minnesota's DWI legislation to reform Minnesota's DWI policies<01:34:16.800
- If you have a DWI, you lose your license for how long?
- I DWI and driving under the influence. DWI and driving under the influence.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Unbelievably, Bailey had five prior Minnesota DWI convictions and another one in Wisconsin.
- In looking into Minnesota's DWI statutes, I learned that most people that commit a DWI don't commit a
- According to the CDC, ignition interlocks reduce repeat DWI offenses by about 70% while installed.
- We meet monthly to discuss developments in law, and there is an emphasis on DWI defense.
- interlock device program subcommittee of the DWI task force.
Keywords:
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Bailey had five prior DWI convictions in Minnesota and one when he was younger in Wisconsin.
- This caused me to look at our DWI policies, especially around ignition interlock and multiple offenses
- Bailey had<00:04:35.280>
five <00:04:35.919>prior <00:04:36.479>DWI <00:04:37.199 - >
convictions <00:04:37.680>in had five prior DWI convictions in had five prior DWI convictions - This caused me to look at our DWI This caused me to look at our DWI policies,<00:04:45.199>
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- statutes, I learned that most people that commit a DWI offense don't commit a second.
- interlock device program subcommittee of the DWI task force.
- If it’s DWI criminal operation, they can get on the ignition interlock device program.
- interlock device program subcommittee of the DWI task force.
- If it’s DWI criminal operation, they can get on the ignition interlock device program.
Keywords:
public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities