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Law & Justice Committee advances five bills including lower DUI limit, weapons restrictions and animal-performance ban
Summary
In an executive session Jan. 16, the Washington Senate Law & Justice Committee gave due‑pass recommendations to five bills, including a proposal to lower the legal blood‑alcohol limit to 0.05 for driving, a weapons-restriction bill with a concealed‑pistol-license exemption, and a ban on certain animals in traveling acts.
The Washington Senate Law & Justice Committee advanced five bills during its Jan. 16 executive session, sending each with a due‑pass recommendation to the next relevant committee. The measures include changes to corporate board committee rules, a prohibition on certain animals in traveling acts, a uniform court exhibit retention schedule, an impaired‑driving bill that would lower the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) from 0.08 to 0.05, and a weapons‑restrictions bill that will allow local prohibitions with an exemption for concealed‑pistol‑license holders.
The committee voted by voice on each item. The bills advanced are Senate Bill 5006 (conforming changes to the Washington Business Corporation Act), Senate Bill 5065 (prohibiting certain animals in traveling animal acts), Senate Bill 5021 (five‑year retention schedule for court exhibits), Senate Bill 5067 (impaired driving, including a proposed…
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