Assembly Bill 97
Mandatory period of confinement for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 24, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 12, 2018: “Representative Subeck added as a coauthor”
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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 this bill, a person who is convicted of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle must be sentenced to a period of confinement in prison of at least five years.
Under the bill, if the decedent was a passenger in the person's car, a court may sentence the person to a period of confinement that is less than the minimum if the court finds that the best interests of the community will be served and that the public will not be harmed. If the court sentences a person to a period of confinement that is less than the minimum, the bill requires the court to put its findings in writing.
Who's behind it
16 lawmakers are its . 13 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 4 · Apr 11, 2017
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 12, 2018
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 18, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 12, 2017
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Apr 11, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 11, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 4.
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Mar 23, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 23, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 20, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 14, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 2, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 1, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 24, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Feb 24, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 24, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ott, Zepnick, Kremer, Ripp, Skowronski, Sanfelippo, Novak, Berceau, Jacque, Spiros, Tusler, Murphy, Knodl, Loudenbeck, Tittl, E. Brooks and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Marklein, Carpenter, Nass, Hansen, Olsen and Craig
- Feb 24, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Mar 1, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 14, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 21, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Tusler withdrawn as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 3, 2017 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kessler
- Apr 6, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 11, 2017 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- Apr 11, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 12, 2017 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)
- Oct 18, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Rohrkaste added as a coauthor
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote