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WI AB681
Bill
Status
11/26/2025
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Dittrich
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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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)
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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