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WI AB681

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Dittrich

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Wisconsin statute 343.303 to allow law enforcement officers to request oral fluid samples in addition to breath samples for preliminary OWI screening tests

  • Officers may request breath, oral fluids, or both when they have probable cause to believe a person is operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or has detectable controlled substances

  • Preliminary screening test results remain limited in admissibility—usable only to establish probable cause for arrest or to justify requiring additional chemical tests under s. 343.305(3)

  • Testing devices must be approved by the Department of Transportation for this purpose

Legislative Description

The use of oral fluids for preliminary screening of a person suspected of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Last Action

Representative Brown added as a coauthor

3/6/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/22/2026
Criminal Justice and Public Safety11/26/2025

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