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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 7

The intoxicated operation of snowmobiles

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 5, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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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 establishes an absolute sobriety requirement for the purpose of operating a snowmobile for any person under the age of 21. Under current law, no one may operate an all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, boat, or snowmobile (recreational vehicle) with a prohibited alcohol concentration. Under most circumstances, a prohibited alcohol concentration is 0.08.

For a person who has not attained the age of 21, current law requires absolute sobriety for the purpose of operating any recreational vehicle except for snowmobiles.

Read the full summary

For the purpose of operating a snowmobile, absolute sobriety is required for a person who has not attained the age of 19. This bill increases this age so that the absolute sobriety requirement applies to a person under the age of 21 operating any recreational vehicle.

Who's behind it

16 representatives are its ⁠. 13 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 24 names

Authors (16)

Signed on in support (8)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 2 · Mar 26, 2020

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 6, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 26, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Mar 26, 2020

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 2.

  4. Sep 24, 2019

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. Mar 7, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Feb 5, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  7. Feb 5, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Duchow, Fields, Gundrum, Kulp, Murphy, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Plumer, Zimmerman and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, Larson, Nass, Schachtner, Smith and Stroebel

  2. Feb 5, 2019 · Assembly

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

  3. Mar 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Sep 24, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Born added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  7. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary