Assembly Bill 155
Providing alcohol beverages to an underage person who suffers great bodily harm or death from their consumption and providing a penalty
Topics: Alcohol beverage: Sale to minors, Crime and criminals, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 19, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, with certain exceptions, a person who has not reached the legal drinking age of 21 years (underage person), and who is not accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or spouse who has reached the legal drinking age, may not knowingly possess or consume alcohol beverages and may not enter or be on any premises for which a license or permit for the retail sale of alcohol beverages has been issued (licensed premises). No person, including a licensee or permittee, may procure for, sell, dispense, or give away (provide) alcohol beverages to an underage person who is not accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or spouse who has reached the legal drinking age. If a person provides alcohol beverages to a person under 18 years of age (minor) in violation of these prohibitions, and the provider knew or should have known that the minor was under the legal drinking age, the provider is guilty of a Class H felony if the minor suffers great bodily harm, and is guilty of a Class G felony if the minor dies, as a result of consuming the alcohol beverages provided. A Class H felony is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or a term of imprisonment of up to six years or both. A Class G felony is punishable by a fine of not more than $25,000 or a term of imprisonment of up to ten years or both.
This bill creates penalties for persons who unlawfully provide, on licensed premises, alcohol beverages to underage persons who are 18, 19, or 20 years of age, if the provider knows or should know that the person is underage and the underage person suffers great bodily harm or death as a result of consuming the alcohol beverages. The provider is subject to a fine of not more than $10,000 or a term of imprisonment of up to nine months in the county jail or both if the underage person suffers great bodily harm and must be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both if the underage person dies.
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Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to result if the bill is enacted.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 5 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 28, 2009
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 16, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 19, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Mar 19, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 19, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bies, Kerkman, Mursau, A. Ott, Townsend and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senator Lehman
- Mar 19, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice
- Apr 16, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Dec 28, 2009 · Assembly
Representative Jorgensen added as a coauthor
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor