Assembly Bill 285
Municipal court fees
Topics: Court: Fee, Court: Municipal
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
Sep 29, 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
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, when a municipal court finds that a person has violated an ordinance, the municipal court judge may, in most cases, collect a court fee of not less than $15 nor more than $28 from the person. Of that fee, the municipal treasurer forwards $5 to the Department of Administration and retains the balance for use by the municipality.
This bill increases the maximum court fee to $38.
Who's behind it
10 lawmakers are its . 8 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (10)
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Michelle Litjens · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Lena Taylor · 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 Judiciary and Ethics vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Feb 22, 2012
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 Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 8, 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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Feb 22, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 22, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Jan 11, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 15, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 29, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
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Sep 29, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 29, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Spanbauer, Hebl, Kapenga, Doyle, Kestell, Krug, Kaufert, Litjens and Endsley;Cosponsored by Senator Taylor
- Sep 29, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics
- Dec 15, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 11, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 2, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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
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