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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 68

Penalties for driving a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty. (FE)

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Nov 5, 2013, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 14, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 5, 2013

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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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.

Read the full summary

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

8 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 8 are Republicans.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 13 names

Authors (8)

Signed on in support (5)

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 were 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 31, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 31, 2013

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 Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 31, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 88 to 7 · Nov 5, 2013 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 96 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (88)

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 88, Noes 7”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 24, 2014

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Nov 6, 2013

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs.

  4. Nov 6, 2013

    The Senate received it.

  5. Nov 5, 2013

    The Assembly passed it, 88 to 7.

  6. Nov 5, 2013

    The Assembly adopted it.

  7. Nov 5, 2013

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up” (the official wording)

  8. Nov 5, 2013

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  9. Nov 5, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  10. Oct 31, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Oct 31, 2013

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  12. Aug 15, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Apr 3, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Apr 1, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Mar 28, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Mar 14, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

  17. Mar 14, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, Stone, Endsley, Kooyenga, T. Larson, Thiesfeldt, Jacque and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Leibham, Risser, Carpenter and Kedzie

  2. Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Mar 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 3, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Aug 15, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Sep 11, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hebl

  8. Sep 11, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative J. Ott

  9. Sep 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Sep 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Judiciary

  11. Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  12. Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  13. Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  14. Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  15. Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2013 by Committee on Rules

  16. Nov 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative J. Ott

  17. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  18. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  19. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  20. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  21. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  22. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  23. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  24. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 88, Noes 7

  27. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Nov 6, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  29. Nov 6, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs

  30. Jan 24, 2014 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  31. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    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

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

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

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