Assembly Bill 891
Imposing a surcharge for certain forfeitures and making an appropriation
Topics: Circuit court, Court: Fee, District attorney, Forfeiture
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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 23, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the joint committee on Finance. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
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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. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates a justice service surcharge of $5 to be paid by each person found guilty in a circuit court of a violation that results in a forfeiture. The money collected from this surcharge is used to help pay the salaries and fringe benefits of deputy and assistant district attorneys.
Who's behind it
14 representatives are its . 11 are Democrats, 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Independent.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Terry Van Akkeren · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 31, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 23, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 23, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 23, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Steinbrink, Radcliffe, Barca, Zigmunt, Van Akkeren, Turner, Staskunas, Milroy, Ziegelbauer, Hraychuck, Mursau, Berceau, Molepske Jr. and Nygren;Cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Holperin, Schultz, Lassa and Lehman
- Mar 23, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance
- Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
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. 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
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
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