Assembly Bill 491
Submitting written objections and appearing in person or by telephone at a hearing to review administrative suspension of motor vehicle operating privileges
Topics: Implied consent or alcohol concentration, Motor vehicle: Driver's license, Telephone, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 24, 2012
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law prohibits a person from driving or operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited concentration of alcohol or a detectable amount of a controlled substance or while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI). If a chemical test given to the person on suspicion of, or subsequent to arrest for, OWI indicates that the person has committed an OWI, the law enforcement officer seizes the person's driver's license, informs the person that his or her operating privilege is administratively suspended for six months, and provides the person with a written explanation of his or her right to request a review of the administrative suspension.
The written explanation of the person's right to review serves as a 30-day temporary license. The person may, within ten days, submit a written request for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to review his or her administrative suspension. Current law requires DOT to hold the review hearing in the county where the alleged offense took place within 30 days of the date the person received the written explanation of his or her right to review.
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This bill allows the person to attend the review hearing in person or by telephone or to submit his or her objections to the administrative suspension in writing.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment
Passed, 13 to 0 · Feb 16, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 16, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 16, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
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Feb 7, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 7, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 24, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Jan 24, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Petrowski, Endsley, Krug, Brooks, Marklein, A. Ott and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Lazich and Taylor
- Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Feb 6, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Petrowski
- Feb 7, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 7, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 by committee on Rules
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote