Assembly Bill 22
Municipal court fees. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 7, 2013. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 15, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 95 to 1
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 33 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2013 Wisconsin Act 53
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 7, 2013: “Published 11-8-2013”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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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
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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, 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
19 lawmakers are its . 13 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 6 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Apr 15, 2013
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, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 95 to 1 · May 8, 2013 · 3 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (95)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Amy Sue Vruwink (D, 70)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Bill Kramer (R, 97)
- Chad Weininger (R, 4)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dana Wachs (D, 91)
- Daniel LeMahieu (R, 59)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Debra Kolste (D, 44)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Don Pridemore (R, 22)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Eric Genrich (D, 90)
- Erik Severson (R, 28)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Fred Clark (D, 81)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Garey Bies (R, 1)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeffrey Stone (R, 82)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- John Klenke (R, 88)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Richards (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Mandela Barnes (D, 11)
- Mandy Wright (D, 85)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Mark Honadel (R, 21)
- Mary Czaja (R, 35)
- Mary Williams (R, 87)
- Melissa Sargent (D, 48)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Endsley (R, 26)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Pat Strachota (R, 58)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Penny Bernard Schaber (D, 57)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robb Kahl (D, 47)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Sandy Pasch (D, 10)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Scott Suder (R, 69)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Stephen Smith (D, 75)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Steve Kestell (R, 27)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Weatherston (R, 62)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (1)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
Didn't vote (3)
- Brett Hulsey (D, 78)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 2, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 7, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Referred to Joint Committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 7, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 33 to 0 · Oct 8, 2013
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (33)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- John Lehman (D, 21)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Michael Ellis (R, 19)
- Neal Kedzie (R, 11)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd (D, 6)
- Paul F. Farrow (R, 33)
- Richard Gudex (R, 18)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Robert Jauch (D, 25)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Timothy Cullen (D, 15)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 7, 2013
The new law was published.
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Nov 7, 2013
The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 53.
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Nov 6, 2013
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 8, 2013
The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.
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Oct 7, 2013
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Oct 7, 2013
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 2, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Aug 20, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 10, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.
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May 9, 2013
The Senate received it.
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May 8, 2013
The Assembly passed it, 95 to 1.
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Apr 15, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 15, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Mar 28, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 26, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 22, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 15, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Feb 15, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 15, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Kapenga, Doyle, Hebl, Schraa, Jagler, Petersen, Kahl, Kaufert, Bernier, Petryk, T. Larson, A. Ott, Bernard Schaber, Kooyenga, Tauchen, Strachota, Ohnstad and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Gudex, Schultz, Carpenter, Harris, Leibham and Shilling
- Feb 15, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 22, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 26, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 4, 2013 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- May 2, 2013 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-8-2013 by Committee on Rules
- May 8, 2013 · Assembly
Read a second time
- May 8, 2013 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- May 8, 2013 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- May 8, 2013 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 1
- May 8, 2013 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 9, 2013 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- May 10, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Labor
- Aug 20, 2013 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 1, 2013 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 2, 2013 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 2, 2013 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 7, 2013 · Senate
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 7, 2013 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 7, 2013 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-8-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Oct 11, 2013 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 10-11-2013
- Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-6-2013
- Nov 7, 2013 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 11-7-2013. 2013 Wisconsin Act 53
- Nov 7, 2013 · Assembly
Published 11-8-2013
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