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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Senate Bill 58

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

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 4, 2013

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly 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 ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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.

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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

5 senators are its ⁠. 3 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 13 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (8)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 1, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Mar 28, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Mar 20, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Mar 4, 2013

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

  6. Mar 4, 2013

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 4, 2013 · Senate

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

  2. Mar 4, 2013 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 20, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 1, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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Public hearing

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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

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

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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