From AZCentral.com:

DUI legislation vetoed by Gov. Janet Napolitano last month has resurfaced in the state Senate, this time without a key provision she disliked that would have reduced penalties for new offenders.

The latest proposal, attached to a bill about liquor licenses, would, among other things, create stiffer punishments for those convicted of operating a boat while drunk. It also would resolve conflicts between two DUI laws passed last year that have been threatened by legal challenges.

But the proposal doesn’t include language that would cut to six months from one year the time first-time DUI offenders would be required to use a breath-test device, known as an ignition interlock.

The Senate on Thursday tentatively approved the amended version of House Bill 2643 on a voice vote. A formal vote could be taken as early as next week.

Sen. Linda Gray, who introduced the DUI amendment, said she expects the bill will have a clear road through the House and to the governor’s desk. The Legislature already signed off on most of the amendment’s provisions as part of House Speaker Jim Weiers’ HB 2395, the omnibus DUI bill the governor vetoed on April 29.

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