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SB 36

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motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions for controlled substance violations.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires a court to suspend the motor vehicle operating privilege

of a person, including a juvenile, if the person is convicted of any violation of the

state's Uniform Controlled Substances Act (drug violation). Under this bill, a court

may, but is not required to, suspend a person's motor vehicle operating privilege if

the person is convicted of a drug violation.

Also under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must suspend

a person's operating privilege whenever DOT receives notice that the person has

been convicted in another state for an offense that, if committed in this state, would

be a drug violation. Under this bill, DOT may, but is not required to, suspend a

person's motor vehicle operating privilege if the person is convicted in another state

for an offense that, if committed in this state, would be a drug violation.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Erpenbach (D) , Grothman (R) , Lehman (D) , Plale (D) , Taylor (D)

13 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , A. Williams (D) , Berceau (D) , Colon (D) , Fields (D) , Grigsby (D) , Kessler (D) , Mason (D) , Roys (D) , Sinicki (D) , Toles (D) , Turner (D) , Young (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 12, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 25, Noes 8

Passed 25–8 Feb 24, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Mar 13, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 83, Noes 15

Passed 83–15 Mar 24, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 3, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Taylor, Grothman, Lehman, Plale and Erpenbach;Cosponsored by Representatives Grigsby, Kessler, Berceau, Colon, Fields, Mason, Roys, Sinicki, Toles, Turner, A. Williams, Young and A. Ott

  2. Feb 3, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing

  3. Feb 5, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 11, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 12, 2009 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Feb 12, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Feb 16, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 18, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-24-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  9. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 25, Noes 8

  11. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics

  14. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Mar 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  17. Mar 11, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  18. Mar 13, 2009 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  19. Mar 13, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  20. Mar 19, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-24-2009 by committee on Rules

  21. Mar 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Mar 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Mar 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Mar 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 83, Noes 15

  25. Mar 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Mar 25, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Mar 25, 2009 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2009

  28. Apr 1, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  29. Apr 9, 2009 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-9-2009

  30. Apr 14, 2009 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-14-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 8

  31. Apr 17, 2009 · Senate

    Published 4-28-2009