U sually in the Legislature , we know how we are going to vote. Usually it's an issue we have debated in previous years and have a position on record that is backed by research and values. Or, the bill is so obviously beneficial that everyone is voting yes (this is the most common scenario).

But every so often... maybe once or twice a session, a significant bill comes along that I had no idea how I would vote. An issue that had me truly on the fence, or a bill for which I did not have enough information.

In my last legislative session in 2024, the biggest bil for which I had no idea how I would vote was SB 5067, which would lower the legal limit for DUI from the current .08 to .05. For bills like this I would often listen to the advocates on one side of the issue and think, "That makes

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