Senate Bill 158
Eligibility for an occupational license
Topics: Drunken driving, Implied consent or alcohol concentration, Motor vehicle: Driver's license
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
Aug 3, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections. 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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Author
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Signed on in support
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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.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 3, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Aug 3, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 3, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kedzie, Galloway and Leibham;Cosponsored by Representatives Nass, Spanbauer, Bies and Endsley
- Aug 3, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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