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AB 169

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Relating to: the consumption of alcohol beverages on commercial quadricycles and providing a penalty.

Alcohol beverage — Regulation Bicycle Forfeiture Implied consent or alcohol concentration Ordinance

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, an owner or other person in charge of a public place may not

permit the consumption of alcohol beverages at that place unless a retail alcohol

beverages license has been issued for the place. There are various exceptions to this

prohibition, including for county parks, athletic fields and stadiums, school

buildings, and churches. Also under current law, municipalities may impose

regulations related to alcohol beverages that are not in conflict with state law.

This bill allows a municipality, by ordinance, to create an exception authorizing

the consumption of alcohol beverages on a commercial quadricycle. A "commercial

quadricycle" is defined as a vehicle with fully operative pedals for propulsion entirely

by human power, that has four wheels and is operated in a manner similar to a

bicycle, that is equipped with at least 12 seats for passengers, that is designed to be

occupied by a driver and by passengers providing pedal power to the drive train of

the vehicle, that is used for commercial purposes, and that is operated by the vehicle

owner or an employee of the owner.

The bill prohibits the driver of a commercial quadricycle from consuming

alcohol while the commercial quadricycle is occupied by passengers and from driving

a commercial quadricycle with an alcohol concentration of more than 0.02. A driver

that violates either of these prohibitions may be required to forfeit not less than $200

nor more than $400 for the first offense and not less than $500 nor more than $1,000

for the second or subsequent conviction. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the

court must enter an order permanently prohibiting the person from driving a

commercial quadricycle and, if the person violates this order, the person may be

required to forfeit not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,000.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Honadel (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Sanfelippo (R) , Stone (R) , Zepnick (D)

3 cosponsors

Goyke (D) , Grothman (R) , L. Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Small Business Development, Ayes 12, Noes 1

Passed 12–1 Jun 20, 2013 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Small Business Development, Ayes 12, Noes 1

Passed 12–1 Jun 20, 2013 official source full page

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

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Oct 31, 2013 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. Apr 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Stone, Zepnick, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Sanfelippo, Kooyenga and Honadel; cosponsored by Senators Grothman and L. Taylor

  2. Apr 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Small Business Development

  3. May 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Representative Goyke added as a coauthor

  4. Jun 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jun 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jun 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Small Business Development

  7. Jun 20, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Small Business Development, Ayes 12, Noes 1

  8. Jun 20, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Small Business Development, Ayes 12, Noes 1

  9. Jun 20, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  10. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Bernard Schaber and Sargent

  12. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  13. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Sargent and Bernard Schaber

  14. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  15. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up

  21. Oct 9, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  22. Oct 9, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism

  23. Oct 30, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  24. Oct 30, 2013 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  25. Oct 31, 2013 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  26. Oct 31, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  27. Nov 11, 2013 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-12-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Carpenter

  29. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Read a second time

  30. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  31. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  32. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  33. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  34. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  35. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  36. Nov 21, 2013 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-21-2013

  37. Dec 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 12-12-2013

  38. Dec 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-13-2013. 2013 Wisconsin Act 106

  39. Dec 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Published 12-14-2013