Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session
Relating to: eliminating voluntary intoxication as a defense to criminal liability. (FE)
Alcohol beverage Court — Procedure Crime and criminals
- Introduced, completed
- Passes Assembly, completed
- Passes Senate, completed
- Governor signs, completed
- Law, completed
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, if a person is intoxicated or drugged when he or she is
alleged to have committed a crime, the intoxication or drugged condition is a defense
to criminal liability if: 1) the person was involuntarily intoxicated or drugged at the
time of the alleged offense and the person's condition rendered him or her incapable
of distinguishing between right and wrong; or 2) the person's condition, whether
voluntarily or involuntarily produced, made it impossible for him or her to have had
the intent necessary to commit the crime. Voluntary intoxication, however, is
generally not a defense in the second situation if the offense charged is based on the
person's criminal recklessness. This bill eliminates the defense of voluntary
intoxication.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Votes
Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0
Passed 9–0 Mar 10, 2014 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
Passed 5–0 Mar 31, 2014 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Nass, August, Bies and Jacque; cosponsored by Senator Kedzie
- Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 26, 2014 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 27, 2014 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 27, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Craig added as a coauthor
- Mar 4, 2014 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 4, 2014 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 4, 2014 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 10, 2014 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Mar 10, 2014 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-18-2014 by Committee on Rules
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Barca added as a coauthor
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 19, 2014 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Mar 19, 2014 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 19, 2014 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 31, 2014 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Mar 31, 2014 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-1-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Apr 4, 2014 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 4-4-2014
- Apr 15, 2014 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-15-2014
- Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 307
- Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly
Published 4-17-2014