An effort to prevent repeat D-U-I offenses in California is advancing in the state Legislature.
The bill would require ignition interlock devices for every single first-time DUI involving alcohol. Right now, judges can choose whether to require them.
Murrieta Republican Senator Kelly Seyarto supports the bill. He addressed opponents who argue low-income offenders won't be able to afford the monthly costs.
"This notion that somehow somebody can't afford the $54 to rent this thing for the six months that they need to rent if for, " said Seyarto, "they spend more than that on the alcohol that they buy. Drunk driving is a scourge."
The bill has passed the Senate Public Safety Committee. It moves next to Appropriations.