Assembly Bill 463
Requesting a person who operates a vehicle that is involved in an accident that causes death or injury to submit to a test for intoxication
Topics: Death, Drunken driving, Implied consent or alcohol concentration, Motor vehicle: Accident, Police
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
Oct 6, 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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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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, a law enforcement officer generally may request a person to submit to having his or her breath, blood, or urine tested to determine the presence or quantity in his or her blood or breath, of alcohol, controlled substances, controlled substance analogs or other drugs, or any combination of alcohol, controlled substances, controlled substance analogs and other drugs (test for intoxication) when the person is arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. However, an officer may request a test for intoxication prior to arrest if the person is operating a commercial motor vehicle or is the operator of a vehicle that is involved in an accident that causes the death of or great bodily harm to a person and, in either circumstance, the officer detects the presence of alcohol or another drug.
Under this bill, if the person is the operator of a vehicle that is involved in an accident that causes any injury to any person and an officer detects the presence of alcohol or another drug, the officer may request the person to submit to a test for intoxication before he or she arrests the person. If the person is the operator of a vehicle that is involved in an accident that causes the death of or great bodily harm to any person and the officer reasonably believes that the person violated any state or local traffic law, the officer may request the person to submit to a test for intoxication before he or she arrests the person, regardless of whether the officer detects the presence of alcohol or another drug.
Who's behind it
16 lawmakers are its . 14 are Republicans, 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Independent.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · 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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Jan 12, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 5, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 15, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 8, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 6, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.
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Oct 6, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 6, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives LeMahieu, Mason, Mursau, Townsend, Brooks, Vos, Knodl, Petersen, Spanbauer, A. Ott, Lothian, Gunderson, Nass, Bies, Ziegelbauer and Ballweg;Cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Risser, Lehman, Olsen, Taylor and Darling
- Oct 6, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Safety
- Oct 8, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 15, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 5, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 12, 2010 · 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