Senate Bill 217
Suspension of operating privilege or registration for unsatisfied judgment for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident
Topics: Damage (to property), Judgment, Motor vehicle: Accident, Motor vehicle: Driver's license, Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 8, 2011. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 5, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Nov 2, 2011
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 3, 2011
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 112
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 12, 2011: “Published 12-20-2011”
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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
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, the Department of Transportation must generally suspend the operating privilege and all vehicle registrations of any person against whom a judgment for damages of $500 or more arising from a motor vehicle accident has been rendered. The operating privilege and vehicle registrations generally remain suspended until the judgment is stayed, satisfied, or discharged and, unless the person against whom the judgment has been rendered provides and maintains proof of financial responsibility, for three years following the stay, satisfaction, or discharge of the judgment.
Under this bill, the operating privilege and vehicle registrations of a person against whom a judgment for damages of $500 or more arising from a motor vehicle accident has been rendered generally remains suspended until: 1) either the judgment is stayed, satisfied, or discharged or five years have elapsed since the date of entry of judgment; and 2) unless the person against whom the judgment has been rendered provides and maintains proof of financial responsibility, either three years have elapsed since the stay, satisfaction, or discharge of the judgment or eight years have elapsed since the date of entry of judgment.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Senate Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Nov 1, 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 Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to take it up right away
Passed, 55 to 37 · Nov 3, 2011 · 6 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican
Yes (55)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bill Kramer (R, 97)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dan Meyer (R, 34)
- Daniel LeMahieu (R, 59)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Don Pridemore (R, 22)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Evan Wynn (R, 43)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jeff Fitzgerald (R, 39)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeffrey Stone (R, 82)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Knilans (R, 44)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Klenke (R, 88)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- Karl Van Roy (R, 90)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Margaret Krusick (D, 7)
- Mark Honadel (R, 21)
- Michelle Litjens (R, 56)
- Mike Endsley (R, 26)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Pat Strachota (R, 58)
- Paul F. Farrow (R, 33)
- Richard Spanbauer (R, 53)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Roger Rivard (R, 75)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Scott Suder (R, 69)
- Steve Kestell (R, 27)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (37)
- Amy Sue Vruwink (D, 70)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Barbara Toles (D, 17)
- Brett Hulsey (D, 78)
- Chad Weininger (R, 4)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- David Cullen (D, 13)
- Donna Seidel (D, 85)
- Elizabeth Coggs (D, 10)
- Fred Clark (D, 81)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- John Steinbrink (D, 65)
- Jon Richards (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Louis Molepske Jr. (D, 71)
- Mark Pocan (D, 78)
- Mark Radcliffe (D, 92)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Penny Bernard Schaber (D, 57)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Robert Turner (D, 61)
- Sandy Pasch (D, 10)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Tamara Grigsby (D, 18)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Tony Staskunas (D, 15)
Didn't vote (6)
- Bob Ziegelbauer (I, 25)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Erik Severson (R, 28)
- Garey Bies (R, 1)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Mary Williams (R, 87)
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 55, Noes 37”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 12, 2011
The new law was published.
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Dec 8, 2011
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 112.
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Dec 6, 2011
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 3, 2011
The Assembly passed it too.
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Nov 3, 2011
“Read” (the official wording)
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Nov 3, 2011
The Assembly received it.
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Nov 2, 2011
The Senate passed it.
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Nov 1, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 26, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 5, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Oct 5, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 5, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lasee, S. Coggs, Holperin, Taylor and Olsen;Cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Fields, Bernier, Bewley, Brooks, Endsley, Grigsby, Honadel, A. Ott, Spanbauer, C. Taylor, Turner and Vruwink
- Oct 5, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Nov 1, 2011 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Nov 1, 2011 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Nov 1, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 1, 2011 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-2-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 2, 2011 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 2, 2011 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 2, 2011 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Nov 2, 2011 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 2, 2011 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Read
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Rules suspended and taken up
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 55, Noes 37
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 4, 2011 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 9, 2011 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 11-9-2011
- Dec 6, 2011 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 12-5-2011
- Dec 8, 2011 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 12-7-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 112
- Dec 12, 2011 · Senate
Published 12-20-2011
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote