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2013 House Bill 4093: Eliminate .08 BAC drunk driving sunset
Public Act 23 of 2013
Introduced by Rep. Andrea LaFontaine R-Richmond on January 23, 2013
To eliminate the 2013 sunset on the .08 grams per 100 milliliters blood-alcohol-content (BAC) threshold for drunk driving offences. Under current law, on Oct. 1, 2013 the limit returns to .10 grams per 100 milliliters. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Criminal Justice Committee on January 23, 2013
Reported in the House on February 20, 2013
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered in the House on March 19, 2013
To adopt a version of the bill that extends the sunset rather than eliminate it.
The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on March 19, 2013
Substitute offered by Rep. Jim Stamas R-Midland on March 19, 2013
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 19, 2013
To make permanent the 2003 decrease in the drunk driving intoxication threshold (from .10 to .08 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood) mandated by the federal government as a condition of federal road funding. Under current law, on Oct. 1, 2013 the limit returns to .10 grams per 100 milliliters.
Received in the Senate on March 21, 2013
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 21, 2013
Reported in the Senate on April 10, 2013
With the recommendation that the bill pass..
To make permanent the 2003 decrease in the drunk driving intoxication threshold (from .10 to .08 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood) mandated by the federal government as a condition of federal road funding.
Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on May 9, 2013