Assembly Bill 218
Penalty surcharges, court fees, drivers' records, and drug and alcohol assessment for persons who commit certain offenses relating to driving while intoxicated
Topics: Alcohol and other drug abuse, Drunken driving, Implied consent or alcohol concentration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 17, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a person who is subject to a forfeiture or a fine for violating most state laws or local ordinances is also liable for a variety of penalty surcharges and court fees. In addition, a person who commits an offense relating to driving while intoxicated is liable for a penalty surcharge for driver improvement programs and is required to comply with an alcohol and other drug assessment before he or she is eligible for reinstatement of his or her driving privileges.
Currently, a person who commits his or her first offense related to driving while intoxicated and who has a blood alcohol concentration between 0.08 and 0.099 at the time of the offense is not liable for the surcharges or fees and does not need to comply with an alcohol or other drug assessment program. Further, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must purge its records of a first offense related to driving while intoxicated after ten years; the department keeps all other records of offenses related to driving while intoxicated permanently.
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Under this bill, a person who commits his or her first offense related to driving while intoxicated and who has a blood alcohol concentration between 0.08 and 0.099 at the time of the violation is liable for the surcharges or fees and must comply with an alcohol or other drug assessment program before his or her driving privileges may be reinstated. Under this bill, DOT must keep a record of this offense permanently.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . 7 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Montgomery · Republican, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · May 21, 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 Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 5, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 21, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 21, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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May 13, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 6, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 5, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 5, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 30, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 17, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.
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Apr 17, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 17, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Staskunas, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Townsend, Berceau, Montgomery, A. Ott, Richards, Smith, Mason, Honadel and Bies;Cosponsored by Senators Plale, Lehman, Darling and Olsen
- Apr 17, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Safety
- Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 5, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 5, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 5, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 6, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 13, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 19, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 21, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- May 21, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 5, 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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