State & Regional Interest	Monday, June 2, 2003
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Senate approves DUI standards bill (Published May 29‚ 2003) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A House bill creating tougher standards for driving under the influence cleared the Senate on Thursday. The bill would lower the legal blood-alcohol limit for drunken driving convictions to 0.08 percent from the current 0.10 percent. The Senate's amendments to the bill include language that would make it easier to through out a DUI test if authorities failed to follow test procedures. Sen.s also agreed to increase the current $300 fine on DUIs by $100. Senate amendments mean the bill will have to be worked out in a conference committee next week. Sen. Larry Martin, R-Pickens, said the bill has to clear the Legislature before it goes home this summer or else the federal government won't release highway funds to the state. --- On the Net: DUI bill: http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess115-2003-2004/bills/3231.htm

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