WHEREAS, The current minimum age to drink (21) is excessive and should be lowered.

colin_dm introduced and sponsored the following bill;

SECTION 1. TITLE

This act may be cited as the “Drinking Age Reduction Act”

SECTION 2. Reduction of Legal Drinking Age

(a) The legal age for purchase, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages below 20% alcohol by volume shall be lowered to 18.

(b) The legal age for purchase of alcoholic beverages above 17.5% alcohol by volume shall be lowered to 19.

(c) Possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages under 15% alcohol by volume while under supervision of a legal guardian shall be lowered to 16.

(d) The legal guardian of a child and such guardian's child must show ID to buy a minor alcohol if the minor is between the ages of 16 and 18.

Section 3. Enactment

(a) This law shall take effect 30 days after signing

(b) All laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict. The provisions in this act are severable, if any portion of this act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, it is the intention of this legislature that the specific section can be removed, and the other portions shall remain in full force and effect.