Assembly Bill 207
Penalties for driving a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty
Topics: Drunken driving, Implied consent or alcohol concentration, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on
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
Jul 27, 2011
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Transportation. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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, a first offense for operating a motor vehicle while having a prohibited alcohol concentration (0.08 in most circumstances) or while under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or both (OWI offense), is a civil violation.
A person who commits a first OWI offense is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $150 nor more than $300. A second OWI offense is a crime and is punishable by a fine of not less than $350 nor more than $1,100, imprisonment for not less than five days nor more than six months, or both. Subsequent OWI offenses are also crimes punishable by fines and periods of imprisonment that increase with every subsequent offense.
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Under this bill, a person who commits a first OWI offense with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or greater is guilty of a crime and may be fined not less than $350 nor more than $1,100 and imprisoned for not less than five days nor more than six months. The bill also increases the penalty for a second OWI offense to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,500, imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to result if the bill is enacted.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 9 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 22, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 18, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 12, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 11, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 4, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 27, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Jul 27, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 27, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, T. Larson, Jacque, A. Ott, Petryk, Rivard, Honadel, Staskunas, Spanbauer, Endsley and Jorgensen;Cosponsored by Senators Darling, Leibham, Galloway, Carpenter and Kedzie
- Jul 27, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Aug 4, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 11, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 12, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 18, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 22, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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