Legislature Hasn't Acted On Drunken Driving Measure
Measure Still In Senate Committee
Updated: 5:56 am CDT July 6, 2009
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READ: Visit Channel 3000's Politics SectionREAD: Channel 3000's "Reality Check" SeriesINTERACTIVE: Write Your Rep.VISIT: Follow Money In PoliticsMADISON, Wis. -- The state Legislature is expected to take up bills to strengthen the state's drunken driving laws in September.State Rep. Tony Staskunas, a Democrat from West Allis, said he believes the Assembly will vote on his bill in September to require ignition interlock devices for first-time offenders with a blood-alcohol content above 0.15 percent.The device can block drivers from starting their car if they've been drinking.A similar measure has been introduced in the Senate but has yet to get out of committee.There has been a lot of pressure on state lawmakers to act given that the state's current drunken driving laws are among the weakest in the country. Wisconsin is the only state where a first offense drunken driving is a traffic ticket, not a criminal offense.
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