WI AB 78
enactedRelating to: impoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offenses. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
- Introduced
- 2025-02-28
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-19 — Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Novakprimary
- Wichgersprimary
- Tuslerprimary
- Tittlprimary
- Steffenprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
- Pentermanprimary
- Ortiz-Velezprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Mursauprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Melotikprimary
- Maxeyprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- Goodwinprimary
- Duchowprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Allenprimary
- Rodriguezprimary
- Donovanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-28
Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Rodriguez, Allen, Dittrich, Duchow, Goodwin, Gundrum, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Tomczyk
introduction
2025-02-28
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-05
Public hearing held
2025-03-11
Executive action taken
2025-03-11
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-11
Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
referral
2025-03-13
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-03-13
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Donovan
amendment-introduction
2025-03-13
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2025-03-13
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-03-13
Rules suspended
2025-03-13
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-03-13
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-03-13
Received from Assembly
receipt
2025-03-14
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-24
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
2025-04-15
Executive action taken
2025-04-15
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-15
Available for scheduling
2025-10-13
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
amendment-introduction
2025-10-13
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-10-13
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-10-14
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-10-14
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2025-10-14
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-10-14
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-10-14
Read a third time and concurred in as amended
passage,reading-3
2025-10-14
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-14
Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate Amendment 1 adopted)
amendment-passage,passage,receipt
2025-10-14
Senate Amendment 1 concurred in
2025-10-14
Action ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-15
Report correctly enrolled on 10-15-2025
enrolled
2025-10-29
Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025
executive-receipt
2025-10-31
Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 46
executive-signature
2025-10-31
Published 11-1-2025
became-law
2026-01-23
Representative Doyle added as a coauthor
2026-03-06
Representative Brown added as a coauthor
2026-03-10
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
2026-03-19
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
2025-03-11 · pass · 15-0
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
2025-04-15 · pass · 7-1
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-10-13 · pass · 3-2
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