Assembly Bill 177
Operating a motor vehicle while suspended, revoked, or disqualified
Topics: Court, Motor vehicle: Driver's license, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 5, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 30, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 64 to 32
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 19, 2010
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 102
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 9, 2010: “Published 2-18-2010.”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle on the highway during any period in which the person's motor vehicle operating privilege is suspended (OWS) or revoked (OAR) or the person is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle (OWD). A court may suspend a person's operating privilege for any period not exceeding six months upon the person's conviction for OAR, OWS, or OWD. However, a court must revoke a person's operating privilege, for a period of six months or less, upon the person's conviction for OAR, OWS, or OWD if the person has been convicted of three or more prior violations of OAR, OWS, or OWD within the preceding five-year period. In addition, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must administratively revoke a person's operating privilege, for a period of six months unless the court has ordered a revocation for a lesser period, upon receiving a record of conviction showing that the person has been convicted of OAR, OWS, or OWD if the person has been convicted of three or more prior violations of OAR, OWS, or OWD within the preceding five-year period.
This bill makes court-ordered operating privilege revocation for a fourth offense OAR, OWS, or OWD permissive rather than mandatory and eliminates the requirement that DOT administratively revoke a person's operating privilege for a fourth offense OAR, OWS, or OWD.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 10 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Barbara Toles · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · May 19, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 64 to 32 · Jun 23, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 64, Noes 32”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 3 · Jul 17, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 4, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 9, 2010
The new law was published.
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Feb 5, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 102.
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Feb 3, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 19, 2010
The Senate passed it too.
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Jul 17, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 3.
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Jun 25, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Jun 23, 2009
The Senate received it.
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Jun 23, 2009
The Assembly passed it, 64 to 32.
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May 19, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 19, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Apr 17, 2009
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 9, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 9, 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 6, 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 30, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Mar 30, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 30, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Grigsby, Kessler, Fields, Berceau, Smith, Young, Sinicki, Mason, A. Ott, A. Williams and Toles;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Lehman and Plale
- Mar 30, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Apr 2, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 6, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 7, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 9, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 9, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 17, 2009 · Assembly
Representative Honadel added as a coauthor
- May 7, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 19, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- May 19, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 18, 2009 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-23-2009 by committee on Rules
- Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 64, Noes 32
- Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 23, 2009 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 25, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Jul 16, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jul 17, 2009 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 4, Noes 3
- Jul 17, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 14, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-19-2010 by committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 19, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 19, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 19, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 19, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 19, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Jan 21, 2010 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 2-2-2010
- Feb 5, 2010 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 2-4-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 102
- Feb 9, 2010 · Assembly
Published 2-18-2010.
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote