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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 6

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Relating to: committing a fifth or sixth offense related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and providing a penalty. (FE)

Drunken driving Eau claire county Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on Sentences and penalties

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill imposes a mandatory minimum period of confinement in prison for

fifth and sixth offenses of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).

Under current law, it is an OWI offense for a person to operate a motor vehicle

while under the influence of an intoxicant, a controlled substance, a controlled

substance analog, or any combination thereof, under the influence of any substance

to a degree that renders him or her incapable of safely driving, with a detectable

amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood, or with a prohibited

alcohol concentration. Under current law, a person who commits a fifth or sixth OWI

offense is guilty of a Class G felony and may be fined up to $25,000, imprisoned for

up to ten years, or both. Under current law, a person who commits a fifth or sixth

OWI offense must be fined at least $600 and imprisoned for at least six months.

Under this bill, for a fifth or sixth OWI offense, a sentencing court is required

to impose a sentence that orders the person to spend at least 18 months confined in

prison.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Carpenter (D) , Craig (R) , Darling (R) , Kooyenga (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R)

6 cosponsors

Horlacher (R) , Ott (R) , Quinn (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Spiros (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 25, 2019 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 25, 2019 official source full page

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

Assembly: SUPEND RULES TO TAKE UP

Passed 59–36 Nov 12, 2019 official source full page

Aye · 59

Not voting · 4

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 88–10 Feb 11, 2020 official source full page

Aye · 88

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 36

Passed 62–36 Feb 11, 2020 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 36

Passed 62–36 Feb 11, 2020 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 36

Passed 62–36 Feb 11, 2020 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. Jan 29, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, Bernier, Carpenter, Craig, Kooyenga, Marklein, Nass and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Horlacher, Quinn, Spiros and Wichgers

  2. Jan 29, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Feb 15, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 25, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 4, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 20, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Apr 10, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. May 10, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Jun 6, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Rohrkaste added as a cosponsor

  10. Sep 4, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  11. Sep 24, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Darling

  12. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  14. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  15. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Darling

  17. Nov 1, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  20. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted

  21. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  24. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  26. Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from Senate message and take up, Ayes 59, Noes 36

  27. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  28. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

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

  29. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  30. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Spreitzer, McGuire, Neubauer, Emerson, Goyke, Brostoff, Zamarripa, Vining and Cabrera

  31. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 36

  32. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives McGuire, Ohnstad, Zamarripa, Neubauer, Emerson, Crowley and Cabrera

  33. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 36

  34. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representatives Bowen, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Neubauer, Sargent, Subeck, Zamarripa, Emerson, C. Taylor, Crowley, Cabrera and Brostoff

  35. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 36

  36. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  37. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  38. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 88, Noes 10

  39. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  40. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  41. Feb 17, 2020 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  42. Feb 26, 2020 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-26-2020

  43. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-28-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 106

  44. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Published 2-29-2020