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Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate
Washington took a major stride Wednesday toward slashing the state’s legal limit for driving drunk.
A divided state Senate voted 26-23 to approve legislation to reduce the maximum allowable blood alcohol concentration for drivers from 0.08% to 0.05%.
If it makes it through the House and into law, Washington would join Utah with the toughest standard in the nation on July 1. Utah moved to a 0.05% blood alcohol concentration limit in 2018.
Wednesday’s passage of Senate Bill 5067 culminates several years of effort by Sen. John Lovick, D-Mill Creek, a longtime Washington State Patrol trooper before serving as Snohomish County sheriff.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/28/lower-drunk-driving-limit-approved-by-wa-senate/