Senate Bill 34
Eligibility for an occupational license
Topics: Drunken driving, Implied consent or alcohol concentration, Motor vehicle: Driver's license
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
Feb 3, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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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
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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
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's operating privilege is suspended or revoked, the person may apply for an occupational license, which restricts when and where the person is allowed to drive, such as to and from work. In most cases, the person is not eligible for an occupational license until 15 days after the date of the suspension or revocation. In some cases involving serious offenses, the person is not eligible for an occupational license until one year after the date of the suspension or revocation.
Currently, persons whose suspension or revocation is the result of any of the following are eligible for an occupational license immediately:
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1. An administrative suspension after a chemical test indicates the presence of a restricted controlled substance or a prohibited alcohol concentration.
2. The first conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance or an intoxicant.
3. The conviction of operating a motor vehicle while having any alcohol in the person's blood if the person is under the legal drinking age.
This bill removes the immediate eligibility for those persons whose suspension or revocation is described in items 1. to 3., above, and delays their eligibility to receive an occupational license until 15 days after the date of the suspension or revocation.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 26, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 3, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Feb 3, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 3, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kedzie, Olsen and Cowles;Cosponsored by Representatives Nass, Lothian, Kerkman, Strachota, A. Ott, Townsend, Nygren, Spanbauer and Honadel
- Feb 3, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Feb 26, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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
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