Assembly Bill 416
Collection of money owed for failure to pay for gasoline or diesel fuel and obtaining information with personal identifiers from the Department of Transportation
Topics: Court: Procedure, Crime and criminals, Fuel, Gasoline, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
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
Dec 7, 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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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Signed on in support
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Roll call
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law prohibits a person who has obtained fuel from a service station, garage, or other place where gasoline or diesel fuel is offered for retail sale from intentionally absconding without paying for the fuel. A person who commits this offense may be subject to a forfeiture of not more than $200. In addition, current law provides for a special civil action by which a victim of an absconding offense (fuel retailer) may recover the value of the fuel taken, the value of other property damage resulting from the absconding offense, and limited exemplary damages and attorney fees.
This bill offers another option for civil redress for a fuel retailer who suffers a loss as the result of a person absconding without paying for fuel. Under the bill, the fuel retailer may submit to an association that represents the interests of retail businesses that sell gasoline or diesel fuel (association) an affidavit stating the time and date the violation occurred, the registration plate number of the vehicle that received the fuel, and the retail value of the fuel that was taken. The bill gives the association, if it or anyone acting on its behalf has obtained a surety bond of at least $25,000, the right to obtain from the Department of Transportation the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle is registered. The association may provide the fuel retailer with the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle is registered.
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Under the bill, the fuel retailer may send a letter to the person to whom the vehicle is registered stating the details of the violation and requesting that the person to whom the vehicle is registered pay, within 30 days, the value of the fuel and a $30 service fee. If the person does not pay the requested amount, the fuel retailer may file a civil suit to collect that amount, plus court costs. Under the bill, the affidavit submitted by the fuel retailer to the association constitutes prima facie evidence that the person to whom the vehicle is registered intended to abscond without paying for fuel.
Who's behind it
10 lawmakers are its . All 10 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment
Passed, 13 to 1 · Feb 14, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 1”. 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 14, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 14, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 1.
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Jan 31, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 7, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Dec 7, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 7, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Bernier, Brooks, Jacque, Kestell, Marklein, Ripp, Spanbauer, Van Roy and Wynn;Cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Galloway and Holperin
- Dec 7, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Jan 31, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 3, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Ballweg
- Feb 7, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 1
- Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 1
- Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 by committee on Rules
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote