Only four California counties currently deploy ignition interlock devices designed to shut off a car’s ignition if a driver’s breath indicates a higher blood-alcohol level than legal. The four are a part of a pilot program that State Sen. Jerry Hill, a San Mateo Democrat, would like to see implemented across the state’s 88 counties.

Hill plans to introduce a bill in the State Senate on Dec. 29, which will mark his second attempt at passing the ignition interlock law. In 2013, his efforts to a similar bill, SB 55, stalled as lawmakers in the Assembly appropriations committee waited to review the results of the pilot program. That study is due to the legislature by Jan. 1.

“A bill analysis pegged the one-time cost of the program expansion at $570,000 and its ongoing costs at $200,000 a year, likely to be covered by fees on offenders,” according to The Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Alert.

The pilot program was conducted in Alameda, Sacramento, Tulare and Los Angeles counties, where residents convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol were required to install the interlocks on their cars, which prevent the ignition from starting if they fail a breath test.

While California is only now getting around to ignition interlock implementation, more than two dozen states already have it on the books, the Bee reported. While the use of the technology to prevent habitual drunk drivers from injuring or killing people is a welcomed idea to some, there is a sentiment that it’s costs are an unfair burden for offenders.

In a statement, Hill said ignition interlock devices “can be an effective countermeasure to reduce DUI recidivism.”