Assembly Bill 274
Allowing probation after certain convictions related to drunken driving
Topics: Court, Drunken driving, Parole or probation, Sentences and penalties
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
May 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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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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, after a person is convicted of most crimes, the trial court may withhold the person's sentence, or impose a sentence of imprisonment but stay the imposition of imprisonment, and place the person on probation for a period of time. If the crime carries a mandatory minimum period of incarceration of one year or less, the person must be incarcerated for at least the mandatory minimum period as a condition of his or her probation.
Under current law, a trial court may not place a person on probation if the person has committed a second or third violation related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated or with a prohibited alcohol concentration, or three or fewer violations related to operating a commercial vehicle while intoxicated or with a prohibited alcohol concentration or causing injury while operating a vehicle while intoxicated or with a prohibited alcohol concentration. A trial court may place a person who commits more than three of these offenses on probation under current law.
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Under this bill, a trial court may place a person who commits any of those offenses on probation. Under the bill, a person who commits an offense that carries a mandatory minimum period of incarceration of one year or less must be incarcerated for at least the mandatory minimum period as a condition of his or her probation.
Who's behind it
9 representatives are its . 5 are Democrats, 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Independent.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
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 18, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 29, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 28, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 19, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.
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May 19, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 19, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Staskunas, Zigmunt, Ziegelbauer, Jorgensen, Pope-Roberts, Kerkman, A. Ott, Mason and Van Roy;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Darling and Hopper
- May 19, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Safety
- May 28, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 29, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 18, 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
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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate