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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 70

Mandatory period of confinement for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and providing a penalty. (FE)

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 14, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass 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 person who causes the death of another by operating or handling a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, with a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood, or with a prohibited alcohol concentration, is guilty of a felony. If the person has no prior convictions, operator's license suspensions, or operator's license revocations related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, he or she is guilty of a Class D felony and subject to a maximum fine of $100,000, imprisonment for up to 25 years, or both. If the person has one or more prior convictions, operator's license suspensions, or operator's license revocations related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, he or she is guilty of a Class C felony and subject to the same maximum fine, imprisonment for up to 40 years, or both.

Under current law, if a person is sentenced to imprisonment for a felony, he or she is sentenced to serve a portion of his or her sentence incarcerated in prison (period of confinement) and a portion of his or her sentence under extended supervision in the community. Current law does not generally require a minimum period of confinement for a person who is sentenced to imprisonment for a felony.

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However, there are exceptions, including some minimum periods of confinement for persons who are sentenced to imprisonment for committing a seventh or subsequent offense related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Under this bill, a person who causes the death of another by operating or handling a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, with a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood, or with a prohibited alcohol concentration, must be sentenced to imprisonment and his or her period of confinement must be at least ten years. Under the bill, if the decedent was a passenger in the person's car, a court may sentence the person to less than the minimum if the court finds that the best interests of the community will be served and that the public will not be harmed. If the court sentences a person to less than the minimum, the bill requires the court to put its findings in writing.

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

5 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (5)

Signed on in support (3)

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 Judiciary vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 3 · Nov 25, 2013

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 Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Nov 25, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Nov 25, 2013

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 3.

  4. Aug 1, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. May 14, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Apr 1, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Mar 28, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  8. Mar 14, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

  9. Mar 14, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, Stone, Nass, Bies and T. Larson; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Leibham and Carpenter

  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. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Aug 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Sep 11, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hebl

  8. Sep 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Nov 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  10. Nov 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  11. Apr 8, 2014 · 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.

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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