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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 739

Speed limit violations in a first class city and providing a penalty

Topics: Milwaukee: City, Motor vehicle: Regulation: Speed

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 11, 2010

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  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 ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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, an operator of a vehicle may not exceed a fixed or posted speed limit. Depending on where the offense takes place, an operator of a motor vehicle who exceeds a fixed or posted speed limit may be required to forfeit a minimum of $30, $40, or $50, and a maximum of $300 for a first offense. A person who commits a second or subsequent offense for operating a motor vehicle in excess of a fixed or posted speed limit within one year in certain school or pedestrian zones may be required to forfeit not less than $80, nor more than $600.

This bill doubles the applicable forfeitures for an operator of a motor vehicle who exceeds a fixed or posted speed limit by ten or more miles per hour in a first class city.

Who's behind it

2 representatives are its ⁠. All 2 are Democrats.

See all 2 names

Authors (2)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 11, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Feb 11, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

  4. Feb 11, 2010

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Richards and Turner

  2. Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs

  3. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

Cost estimate

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

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

Author

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

Official term: Author, coauthor

Cost estimate

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

Official term: Fiscal estimate