Michigan’s point-zero-eight percent blood-alcohol level is set to expire next year. But a bill is on its way to the governor’s desk to prevent that.
Once in a while the state’s BAC level essentially expires. The law has a built in sunset that requires the Legislature to look at the level and consider changing it.
The last time the limit was examined by the Legislature was in 20-13.
Republican Representative Klint Kesto is a bill sponsor. He says the current standard is good for the state.
“I think it’s good for public safety, I think it’s good for road safety, and I think it’s good for the safety of all our Michigan families out there.”
The legal limit is tied to federal highway funding. If the state limit isn’t set at point-zero-eight the federal government could take away money.