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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 344

Costs of transporting by ferry an arrested person

Topics: Circuit court, Police, Waterways and water power

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jul 8, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a person who is subject to a fine or forfeiture for violating a state law or local ordinance is also subject to a variety of court costs, fees, and surcharges.

Under this bill, if, when a person is arrested, he or she is transported by ferry after the ferry's usual hours of operation, the person is subject to a fee that reimburses the law enforcement agency that incurred the costs of transporting the person by ferry.

Who's behind it

Sherman is its ⁠.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 3 names

Author (1)

  • Sherman

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Oct 9, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Corrections and the Courts, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Nov 3, 2009

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Oct 9, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Oct 9, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  5. Oct 1, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Aug 27, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Jul 8, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts.

  8. Jul 8, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Sherman;Cosponsored by Senator Jauch

  2. Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts

  3. Aug 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Sep 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Sherman

  6. Oct 1, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Oct 9, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Corrections and the Courts, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  8. Oct 9, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-3-2009 by committee on Rules

  10. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Representative Bies added as a coauthor

  11. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  12. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary