Drunk driving limit will not be lowered in Washington this year
Pursuit of a tougher drunk driving law in Washington has run out of gas.
Senate Bill 5067 to lower the legal limit for driving drunk stalled in the House Community Safety Committee on Tuesday, a few weeks after the same panel backed a nearly identical House bill.
Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, the committee chair, said Wednesday he could not corral enough Democrat support to advance the Senate legislation. He pledged to address concerns of caucus members in hopes of getting the lower limit approved in 2027.
On Wednesday, the sponsor of the Senate bill said the outcome was “disappointing” but that he was encouraged to see it advance further than it had in four previous sessions.
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