Senate Bill 60
Penalties for operating-while-intoxicated offenses 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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 4, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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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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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
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 commits a third offense related to drunken driving or driving under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug (OWI offense) must be fined not less than $600 nor more than $2,000 and imprisoned for not less than 45 days nor more than one year. A person who commits a fourth OWI offense must be fined not less than $600 nor more than $2,000 and imprisoned for not less than 60 days nor more than one year. A person who commits a fourth OWI offense within five years of a prior offense is guilty of a Class H felony and must be fined not less than $600 and imprisoned for not less than six months. A person who commits a fifth or sixth OWI offense is guilty of a Class H felony and must be fined not less than $600 and imprisoned for not less than six months. A person who commits a seventh, eighth, or ninth OWI offense is guilty of a Class G felony and the confinement portion of a bifurcated sentence imposed on the person may not be less than three years. A person who commits a tenth or subsequent OWI offense is guilty of a Class F felony and the confinement portion of a bifurcated sentence imposed on the person may not be less than four years. Also under current law, the penalty for a Class E felony is a fine not to exceed $50,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 years, or both; the penalty for a Class F felony is a fine not to exceed $25,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 years and six months, or both; the penalty for a Class G felony is a fine not to exceed $25,000 or imprisonment not to exceed ten years, or both; and the penalty for a Class H felony is a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed six years, or both.
Under this bill, a person who commits a third OWI offense is guilty of a Class H felony and the person must be fined not less than $600 and must be imprisoned for not less than 45 days. A person who commits a fourth OWI offense is guilty of a Class H felony and the person must be fined not less than $600 and must be imprisoned for not less than 60 days. A person who commits a fourth OWI offense within five years of a prior offense is guilty of a Class G felony and must be fined not less than $600 and imprisoned for not less than six months. A person who commits a fifth or sixth OWI offense is guilty of a Class G felony and the person must be fined not less than $600 and must be imprisoned for not less than six months. A person who commits a seventh, eighth, or ninth OWI offense is guilty of a Class F felony and the confinement portion of a bifurcated sentence imposed on the person may not be less than three years. A person who commits a tenth or greater OWI offense is guilty of a Class E felony and the confinement portion of a bifurcated sentence imposed on the person may not be less than four years.
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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.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 23, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 1, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 28, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 20, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 4, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Mar 4, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 4, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Darling, Leibham, Kedzie, Carpenter and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives J. Ott, Stone, Honadel, Jacque, Kerkman, T. Larson, Nass, Strachota, Thiesfeldt and Tranel
- Mar 4, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs
- Mar 20, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 23, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · Senate
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate