Senate Bill 159
Underage persons under the influence of alcohol beverages on school premises and providing a penalty
Topics: Alcohol beverage: Sale to minors, Implied consent or alcohol concentration, Parochial and private educational institutions, School: Building
Passed the Senate, then stopped
The Senate passed it on Oct 25, 2011, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to . 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, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 25, 2011
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
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.
Under current law, a person who has not attained the legal drinking age of 21 years (underage person), and who is not accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or spouse who has attained the legal drinking age, may not knowingly possess or consume alcohol beverages. An underage person who violates this prohibition is subject to various possible penalties depending on the circumstances, including a minimum forfeiture of $100 and a maximum forfeiture of $1,000.
Current law also prohibits a person of any age from possessing or consuming alcohol beverages on premises owned, rented, or under the control of a public, parochial, private, or tribal elementary school, middle school, or high school (school premises), unless written permission is obtained from the school administrator and this permission is consistent with applicable laws, ordinances, and school board policies. A person who violates this prohibition is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $200, except that an underage person who possesses or consumes alcohol beverages on school premises is subject to the penalties identified above.
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This bill prohibits an underage person from being on school premises with any detectable alcohol concentration in his or her blood or breath, regardless of whether the underage person is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or spouse who has attained the legal drinking age. An underage person who violates this prohibition is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $200. The bill also specifies that a school administrator's written permission to possess or consume alcohol beverages on school premises does not apply to underage persons.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 6, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, 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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Dec 20, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Oct 28, 2011
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 25, 2011
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 6, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Oct 5, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 3, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Aug 3, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 3, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kedzie, Carpenter and Galloway;Cosponsored by Representatives Spanbauer, Stroebel, Kerkman, A. Ott, Petryk and Bies
- Aug 3, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Oct 5, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 5, 2011 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 6, 2011 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 6, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 24, 2011 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 28, 2011 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Dec 20, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote