RICHMOND, Va. – If you’re under 18, drive drunk and get convicted twice, you could lose your license – and your car – under a bill that Gov. Bob McDonnell is expected to sign.

The legislation is one of four bills aimed at underage drinkers approved by the General Assembly this week.|

Another bill would change current law to prevent a judge from allowing people convicted of a DUI from driving to and from school on a restricted driver’s license.

Washington Regional Alcohol Program spokesman Kurt Erickson says one bill that was aimed at adult drunk drivers failed to pass in the General Assembly.

The legislation would have required an ignition interlock system on the car of anyone convicted of a DUI – even first-time offenders.

Ignition interlocks require the driver to blow into a breathalyzer before the car can start.

“At the very last minute, that bill was tailored to not apply to all DUI offenders, but those with a .10 or higher BAC,” Erickson says.

The changes killed the bill, Erickson says.

A similar bill is being considered in Maryland.

Last week, the U.S. Partnership for a Drug-Free America released a new study showing that alcohol use among high school students increased by 11 percent in 2008.

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