Senate Bill 252
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
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 12, 2009. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Aug 5, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 32 to 0
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 29, 2009
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 62
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 17, 2009: “Published 11-25-2009.”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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.
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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 does
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
8 senators are its . 4 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.
25 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (25)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Brett Davis · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · 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
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 5, 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 Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 32 to 0 · Oct 20, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 17, 2009
The new law was published.
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Nov 12, 2009
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 62.
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Nov 10, 2009
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 29, 2009
The Assembly passed it too.
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Oct 23, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 22, 2009
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 20, 2009
The Senate passed it, 32 to 0.
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Oct 5, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Sep 17, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 3, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 5, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Aug 5, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 5, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Erpenbach, Carpenter, Risser, Kedzie, Darling, Grothman, A. Lasee and Lassa;Cosponsored by Representatives Davis, Staskunas, Ballweg, Berceau, Brooks, Kerkman, Knodl, LeMahieu, Lothian, Murtha, Nerison, A. Ott, Pasch, Petersen, Pocan, Ripp, Smith, Spanbauer, Strachota, Townsend, Vos, Gunderson, A. Williams, Kaufert and Suder
- Aug 5, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Sep 3, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 17, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 30, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 5, 2009 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 5, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 13, 2009 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-20-2009 by committee on Senate Organization
- Oct 20, 2009 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 20, 2009 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 20, 2009 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 20, 2009 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0
- Oct 20, 2009 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 22, 2009 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 23, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-29-2009 by committee on Rules
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 29, 2009 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 3, 2009 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 11-3-2009
- Nov 10, 2009 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-10-2009
- Nov 12, 2009 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 11-12-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 62
- Nov 17, 2009 · Senate
Published 11-25-2009.
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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