Assembly Bill 156
Reimbursement to counties by prisoners and increasing drunk driving penalties
Topics: County: Finance, Court: Procedure, Drunken driving, Fines, Jail, Motor vehicle: Driver's license, Sentences and penalties, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
The bill changes the monetary and imprisonment penalties for operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant or controlled substance offenses (OWI) as follows:
- See PDF for table To determine the number of previous OWI offenses under current law, the court counts the number of convictions during the person's lifetime of OWI-related offenses that resulted in injury or death plus the number of suspensions, revocations, and convictions for violations related to OWI, except that for second offenses, only the number of suspensions, revocations, and convictions related to OWI violations within any 10-year period are counted. Under the bill, the court counts the number of convictions during the person's lifetime of OWI-related offenses that resulted in injury or death plus the number of suspensions, revocations and other convictions of violations related to OWI within the 10 years immediately preceding the current violation.
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Under current law, a county may seek reimbursement from a person who was confined to the county jail for the actual per-day cost of maintaining the person in the jail, for the cost of investigating the person's financial status, and for other county expenses related to collecting the reimbursement. Under this bill, if the county decides to seek reimbursement from a person who was confined in the county jail as the result of an OWI-related violation, the Department of Transportation (DOT) may not reinstate the violator's operating privilege until the county notifies DOT that the person has reimbursed the county or that the county is no longer seeking reimbursement from the person.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
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Authors (4)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 4, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 7, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 2, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 19, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.
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Mar 19, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 19, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bies, Mursau, A. Ott and Zepnick
- Mar 19, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Safety
- Apr 2, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 7, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 4, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate