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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 379

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Relating to: time limits for certain offenses related to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Court — Procedure Crime and criminals Drunken driving Eau claire county Ordinance

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill extends the time limit for commencing a prosecution of a first, second,

or third offense operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant

or with a prohibited alcohol concentration (OWI) or an action for a violation of an

ordinance prohibiting OWI.

Under current law, with exceptions, a prosecution for a misdemeanor must be

commenced within three years of the commission of the misdemeanor. Under this

bill, a prosecution for a misdemeanor OWI (a second or third OWI) must be

commenced within six years of the commission of the misdemeanor.

Under current law, actions for ordinance violations must be brought within two

years after the cause of action accrues or be barred. This bill extends the time limit

for actions relating to the violation of an ordinance prohibiting OWI to three years.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ott (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Skowronski (R) , Wichgers (R)

4 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Jacque (R) , Nass (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Jan 31, 2020 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 99–0 Feb 11, 2020 official source full page

Aye · 99

Full history

  1. Aug 28, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Ott, Skowronski, Wichgers and Rohrkaste; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Jacque and Nass

  2. Aug 28, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Sep 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Tusler added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 17, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 31, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 31, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  7. Jan 31, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules

  9. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  10. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 99, Noes 0

  11. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Feb 13, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  16. Feb 13, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  17. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1