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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 875

Open alcohol containers in or on all-terrain or utility terrain vehicles 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

    Jan 25, 2018

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State 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.

This bill prohibits the possession of open containers of alcohol and the consumption of alcohol by any person in or on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or utility terrain vehicle (UTV) when the vehicle is upon a highway, all-terrain vehicle trail, or other established all-terrain vehicle corridor that is open to the public.

Under current law, a person may not operate an ATV or UTV while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance to a degree that he or she cannot operate the vehicle. Current law also prohibits the operation of an ATV or UTV by a person who has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.

Who's behind it

11 lawmakers are its ⁠. 6 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.

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Authors (11)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 19, 2018

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Feb 16, 2018

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Jan 25, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  5. Jan 25, 2018

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Jacque, Anderson, Berceau, Kremer, Rohrkaste, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt and Tittl

  2. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Feb 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 19, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate