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Assembly delays vote on drunken driving bill
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MADISON — The state Assembly decided against voting on a bill toughening drunken driving laws even after it approved a similar measure and the Senate passed it unanimously earlier Thursday.
Democratic Assembly leaders said in a press release issued late Thursday night that they needed more time to work out what they called minor differences.
Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, said the bill could be passed in a special session. Thursday was the last scheduled day for the Legislature to be in session this year.
Lawmakers had been working on the measure for months, and a very similar version passed the Assembly unanimously two months ago.
Nov 7, 2009 at 8:19 p.m.
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SarahB - That would be mighty nice of them since I'm a little broke this year being laid off and all. Hope they get me something good ;)
Nov 6, 2009 at noon
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biggirl: Oh yes your so right, maybe we should even soften up the drunk driving laws we have now so we can make it a bit easyer for them to drive drunk. Maybe our social problems will even take care of themselves if we don't get the drunk drivers mad by making new laws to keep our loved ones safe fron getting killed on the road. Some people's kids .....
Nov 6, 2009 at 9:56 a.m.
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Sannio: You are so right. The state keeps increasing its power by passing more and more laws. There are other ways to handle social problems besides always passing a law that increases the state's power.
Nov 6, 2009 at 9:25 a.m.
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sannio: Open your eyes, some of us PEOPLE would like to see something done to help keep the drunk drivers off the road, maybe you say what you said bcuz your one of those drivers? Takes all kinds.
Nov 6, 2009 at 9:08 a.m.
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“No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.”
Nov 6, 2009 at 7:39 a.m.
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jguernsey: They'll be shopping for your Christmas gift.
Nov 6, 2009 at 7:14 a.m.
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Yeah they didn't pass the bill, but what really kind of strikes me as odd is that Thursday was November 5th, there is close to two months of the year left and it is the last scheduled day for them to meet? What are they going to do between now and December 31? I'm not going to pretend to know a lot about the inner workings of the our state assembly but really, what are they going to do for the next two months?
Nov 6, 2009 at 6:54 a.m.
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The state assembly were all too drunk to vote on time.
Nov 6, 2009 at 4:23 a.m.
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People are mad because the state delayed laying even more laws on us? Sad.
Nov 6, 2009 at 2:25 a.m.
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If anyone of these Assembly,Senators are reelected then we have none to blame but ourselves,and deserve the kick in the ass meted out to us daily.
Only in Wisconsin!
Nov 6, 2009 at 1:35 a.m.
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I wonder if the "minor differences" include campaign donations from the tavern league and/or major breweries to select members of both parties?
Nov 6, 2009 at 12:13 a.m.
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What a joke, and the government wonders why the people don't like them?
Nov 5, 2009 at 10:50 p.m.
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This bill being passed or not will not prevent the "Next Drunk Driving Death"
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Geez...........what a ridiculous statement!
Nov 5, 2009 at 10:10 p.m.
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THANK YOU .THE BLEEDING HEART LIBERALS... Let's hope the Next Drunk Driving Death can wait also..
Nov 5, 2009 at 9:49 p.m.
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Is a special session like our real person overtime?
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