Assembly Bill 445
Committing a fifth or sixth offense related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and providing a criminal 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
Oct 22, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill imposes a mandatory minimum period of confinement in prison for certain repeat offenders. Under current law, no person may operate a motor vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant, a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog or any combination thereof, under the influence of any substance to a degree that renders him or her incapable of safely driving, with a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood, or with a prohibited alcohol concentration (OWI offense). Penalties for committing an OWI offense increase with each prior violation. Under current law, a person who commits a fifth or sixth OWI offense is guilty of a Class H felony and may be fined up to $10,000, imprisoned for up to six years, or both. Under current law, a person who commits a fifth or sixth OWI offense must be fined at least $600 and imprisoned for at least six months.
Under this bill, the maximum fine and maximum period of imprisonment for a person who commits a fifth or sixth OWI offense are not changed. The bill requires a sentencing court to impose a sentence that orders the person to spend at least 18 months confined in prison.
Who's behind it
8 lawmakers are its . 7 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 19, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 22, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Oct 22, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 22, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, Kooyenga, Horlacher, Sanfelippo, T. Larson, Petryk, Berceau and Craig; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Carpenter and Nass
- Oct 22, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Nov 19, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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.
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