Assembly Bill 351
The duty to stop at the scene of, and to report, a motor vehicle accident
Topics: Motor vehicle: Accident, Motor vehicle: Parking, Motor vehicle: Regulation, Road
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.
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Introduced, passed
Jul 28, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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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
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Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, if an operator of a vehicle has an accident resulting in personal injury or vehicle damage, the operator must immediately stop the vehicle at or near the scene of the accident, provide certain information, and render reasonable assistance to any injured person. If an operator of a vehicle has an accident with an unattended vehicle or with property on or adjacent to a highway, the operator must immediately stop and fulfill certain obligations to provide notice of the vehicle operator's identity. The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to a person or damage to property in specified amounts must report the accident to law enforcement as soon as possible. These requirements are applicable not only on highways but also on premises, whether publicly or privately owned, that are held out for public vehicle use, provided by employers to employees for vehicle use, or provided to tenants of certain rental housing for vehicle use. However, these requirements do not apply to private parking areas at farms or single-family residences or to accidents involving only snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, or nonmotorized vehicles. A person who commits a failure-to-stop violation or who fails to report an accident for which a report is required is subject to varying penalties, and the owner of a vehicle involved in a failure-to-stop violation may also be subject to penalty as well.
This bill specifies that these failure-to-stop requirements apply to the operator of a vehicle that, whether by operator intention or lack of control, departs a highway or any premises described above immediately prior to an accident if the accident does not occur on real property owned or leased by the operator. The bill also specifies that the accident reporting requirement and owner liability apply with respect to such an accident.
Who's behind it
23 lawmakers are its . 18 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (23)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Brett Davis · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote to recommend it
Passed, 10 to 0 · Oct 23, 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 Criminal Justice, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 23, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 23, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.
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Sep 3, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 2, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 17, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 5, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 28, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Jul 28, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 28, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Davis, Staskunas, Ballweg, Berceau, Brooks, Kerkman, Knodl, LeMahieu, Lothian, Murtha, Nerison, A. Ott, Pasch, Petersen, Pocan, Ripp, Smith, Spanbauer, Strachota, Suder, Townsend, Vos and Gunderson;Cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Kedzie, Darling, Grothman, A. Lasee and Lassa
- Jul 28, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice
- Aug 5, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 17, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 2, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 2, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 3, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 1, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 23, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Oct 23, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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.
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.
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote