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<\/a><\/p>\nGetting behind the wheel when you are impaired is inexcusable \u2014 especially when it results in the loss of someone\u2019s life. Today, we\u2019re creating tougher laws and greater accountability for those who break the law. We will not stand by as more lives are lost and more families are forever changed by those who choose to drive under the influence.<\/p>\n
Governor Gavin Newsom<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s bill signing included Senate Bill 907 by Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera), named \u201cBraun\u2019s Law\u201d in honor of Braun Levi, an 18-year-old Loyola High School student and nationally ranked tennis player from Pacific Palisades. His family had recently relocated to Manhattan Beach after their home was destroyed in the devastating 2025 Palisades Fire. In May 2025, Braun was struck and killed by a suspected repeat drunk driver while walking in Manhattan Beach. Braun\u2019s Law helps ensure that drivers whose DUI charges are pled down to a lesser charge are made aware that impaired driving is extremely dangerous to human life \u2013 and if they commit this act again \u2013 they could be charged with a more serious crime, including murder. <\/p>\n
\u201cHaving lost my granddaughter to a repeat drunk driver, this is personal. No family should have to endure what mine has, or what has happened to the Levi family,\u201d said Senator Archuleta. \u201cThank you to Governor Newsom for taking bold action to support families that have been devastated by drunk drivers. These are preventable tragedies. Nothing will ever bring my Samantha back or bring Braun back to the Levi family, but in signing SB 907 California is finally stepping up for victims.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to Governor Newsom and the First Partner for listening, taking action, and helping make our state safer by signing SB 907, including Braun\u2019s Law.\u201d said Jennifer Levi, mother of Braun Levi. \u201c I am deeply grateful to Senator Archuleta and LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman\u2019s office for their unwavering support in moving this legislation across the finish line. Today, I am proud to be a Californian and inspired by what can happen when people use their voices and leaders choose to take action.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s signed bills also include: <\/p>\n
Assembly Bill 1546 by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank) \u2014 Vehicles: driving under the influence<\/p>\n
Assembly Bill 1685 by Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) \u2014 Driving privilege: points<\/p>\n
Assembly Bill 1687 by Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) \u2014 Driver\u2019s licenses: revocation. A signing message can be viewed here.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the course of the last year, we\u2019ve heard heartbreaking testimony from families across California who have lost loved ones due to drunk driving. These are completely preventable deaths, and yet the statistics show that California is falling behind in the fight to stop a growing epidemic,\u201d said Assemblymember Schultz, Chair of the Assembly Public Safety Committee. \u201cGovernor Newsom\u2019s signature on AB 1546 strengthens the penalties for repeat DUI offenders, and it\u2019s a positive step forward in our effort to improve public safety in all of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a former California Highway Patrol sergeant, I have seen firsthand the heartbreak and devastation that impaired driving can leave behind. When someone makes the reckless decision to drive under the influence, the consequences can be irreversible,\u201d said Assemblymember Lackey. \u201cIn an instant, a family can lose a parent, a child can lose a mother or father, and a life that should have continued is gone forever. No family should ever have to suffer that kind of loss because someone chose to drive drunk. These bills are about preventing those tragedies before they happen, and to keep impaired drivers off our roads. I thank Governor Newsom for signing these measures into law. We may come from different political parties, but protecting innocent lives and making sure every Californian has the chance to make it home safely is something we should all stand behind.\u201d<\/p>\n
Strengthening California\u2019s leadership
\nTogether, the bills reinforce California\u2019s approach to crack down on repeated offenders and deter future drinking and driving incidents. By:<\/p>\n
✅ Strengthening criminal penalties for repeat DUI offenders.<\/p>\n
✅ Imposing longer license revocation and ignition interlock device mandates for these repeat offenders.<\/p>\n
✅ Increasing DMV violation points from two to three for convictions of vehicular manslaughter and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.<\/p>\n
✅ Extending the timeframe for how long the DMV can revoke a person\u2019s license for up to six years if they have four or more qualifying convictions within a 10-year period.<\/p>\n
Prioritizing public safety
\nUnder Governor Newsom, California has prioritized prevention, education and enforcement to keep impaired drivers off the road. <\/p>\n
So far this year, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has made over 50,900 DUI arrests, conducted 75 sobriety checkpoints and 154 saturation patrols statewide, and delivered 64 traffic safety presentations statewide. <\/p>\n
Across the state, partnerships with local law enforcement have also removed impaired drivers from streets and highways. For example, in July 2026, the CHP awarded more than $41 million in cannabis tax-funded grants to 183 organizations statewide for impaired-driving enforcement, public education, officer training and forensic testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Los Angeles, CA…Fulfilling the promise of making communities safer and holding criminals accountable, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the signing of tougher laws aimed at getting intoxicated drivers off of California\u2019s roadways. Getting behind the wheel when you are impaired is inexcusable \u2014 especially when it results in the loss of someone\u2019s life. Today, we\u2019re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":205425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,5,16,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-government","category-law-enforcement","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hr6.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=205424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205426,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205424\/revisions\/205426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/205425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=205424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=205424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=205424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}