Assembly Bill 346
Penalties for driving a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant
Topics: Drunken driving, Implied consent or alcohol concentration
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
Jul 15, 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 Public Safety.
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Committee
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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, if a person commits his or her first offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, a controlled substance, or a combination of the two, or of operating a motor vehicle with a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance or a prohibited alcohol concentration in his or her blood, the person is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $150 nor more than $300.
Under this bill, if the person who commits the first offense while he or she has a blood alcohol concentration of 0.20 or more, or a blood alcohol concentration of 0.16 or more and any amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood, the person would be fined not less than $350 nor more than $1,100 and imprisoned for not less than five days nor more than six months.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . 14 are Republicans, 5 are Democrats and 1 is a Independent.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- David Cullen · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Gottlieb · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Terry Van Akkeren · Democrat, Assembly
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, 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.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 6, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 5, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 15, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 25, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 4, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 31, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 15, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.
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Jul 15, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 15, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Staskunas, Ziegelbauer, Gottlieb, Berceau, Smith, Van Akkeren, Cullen, Lothian, Kerkman, Nygren, Townsend, A. Ott, LeMahieu, Ripp, Honadel, Vukmir, Bies, Strachota and Nerison;Cosponsored by Senators Plale, Darling, Carpenter and Taylor
- Jul 15, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Safety
- Jul 31, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 4, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 25, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 15, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 5, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 6, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- 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