Assembly Bill 237
Authorization to make arrests for activities punishable by civil forfeiture
Topics: Forfeiture, Police
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
Aug 30, 2011
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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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
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.
Current law grants specific authority to law enforcement officers to arrest for violations of criminal procedures, noncriminal traffic offenses, and ordinances and grants specific authority to law enforcement officers employed by cities to arrest for violations of any law. This bill specifies that any law enforcement officer may arrest a person for violating a law that constitutes a civil forfeiture if the law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is violating or has violated the law.
Who's behind it
Joel Kleefisch, a Republican, is its .
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Author (1)
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 25, 2011
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 and Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 25, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 25, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Oct 19, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 30, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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Aug 30, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 30, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Danou, Farrow and Knilans;Cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard
- Aug 30, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Farrow withdrawn as a coauthor
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 31, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Knilans withdrawn as a coauthor
- Nov 7, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Danou withdrawn as a coauthor
- Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly
Senator Wanggaard withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote