Senate Bill 866
Alternative sentencing for certain drunken driving offenses and providing penalties. (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 7, 2018
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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 2, 2018: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary 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 provides sentencing alternatives for persons who commit certain second or third offenses related to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
Under current law, with certain exceptions, a person who commits an OWI-related offense is subject to a fine and a term of imprisonment. For a second OWI-related offense, the term of imprisonment is not less than five days nor more than six months, and for a third offense the term of imprisonment is not less than 45 days nor more than one year. If the person commits an OWI-related offense while operating a commercial vehicle, for a second offense the term of imprisonment is not less than five days nor more than six months, and for a third or subsequent offense, the term of imprisonment is not less than 45 days nor more than one year.
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Under the bill, if a court places on probation a person who commits his or her second or third OWI-related offense and requires the person to take a therapeutically indicated dose of the drug naltrexone or follow a nonpharmacological treatment plan, the person is subject to the same fine he or she would be subject to under current law, but his or her period of imprisonment is reduced if he or she successfully completes probation. For a person who commits a second OWI-related offense or a second offense related to operating a commercial vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, the period of imprisonment is five to seven days.
For a person who commits a third OWI-related offense or a third offense related to operating a commercial vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, the period of imprisonment is not less than 14 days.
Under the bill, a person may not be sentenced under this sentencing alternative or under another sentencing alternative for OWI-related offenses more than once in his or her lifetime.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 2, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 28, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 7, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Mar 7, 2018
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 7, 2018 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vinehout and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Spreitzer, Berceau, Subeck and Sargent
- Mar 7, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 2, 2018 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
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