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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 73

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Relating to: mandatory period of confinement for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

Court Crime and criminals — Felony Crime and criminals — Homicide or murder Drunken driving Sentences and penalties

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Craig (R) , Darling (R) , Hansen (D) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R)

18 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Jacque (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Murphy (R) , Novak (R) , Ott (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Oct 20, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Nov 3, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, Marklein, Carpenter, Craig, Hansen, Nass and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Zepnick, Berceau, E. Brooks, Jacque, Knodl, Kremer, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Novak, Ripp, Sanfelippo, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Tittl and Tusler

  2. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 2, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 3, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 6, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 15, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Mar 22, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Tusler withdrawn as a cosponsor

  8. Mar 22, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Mar 24, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Sep 5, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  11. Oct 18, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Rohrkaste added as a cosponsor

  12. Oct 19, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. Oct 20, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  14. Oct 20, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. Nov 3, 2017 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  16. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  17. Apr 12, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor