Assembly Bill 423
Impoundment of motor vehicle registration plates for certain operating while intoxicated and other offenses and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 17, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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, no one may operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant or with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration or with a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood. A person who does so, or who improperly refuses a field sobriety test, is guilty of an offense related to operating while intoxicated (OWI-related offense) and is subject to forfeitures or fines and periods of imprisonment that increase with each subsequent OWI-related offense.
Under this bill, an "impoundment violation" is an OWI-related offense committed within ten years of a prior OWI-related offense, with a blood alcohol concentration of more than twice the prohibited blood alcohol concentration, or with a minor passenger under 16 years of age and more than 36 months younger than the violator. Under this bill, when a person's operating privilege is revoked for an impoundment violation, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must impound the registration plate of any vehicle owned by, or registered or leased in the name of, the violator and, in certain cases, the vehicle involved in the impoundment violation, whether or not owned by the violator. A person whose plates are impounded may seek administrative or judicial review of an impoundment order.
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If the owner of a vehicle subject to an impoundment order meets certain conditions, he or she may apply to DOT for special registration plates during the impoundment period. These special plates must bear a series of numbers or letters that readily identify the plate as a special plate to traffic officers. For one year after the impoundment order, DOT may not issue registration plates, other than these special plates, for a vehicle subject to an impoundment order. This bill also limits the sale or transfer of a vehicle subject to an impoundment order during the impoundment period.
Also under this bill, persons who fail to comply with an impoundment order, attempt to obtain registration plates other than special plates for a vehicle subject to an impoundment order, operate a vehicle subject to an impoundment order unless equipped with special plates, operate a vehicle not equipped with special plates while subject to an impoundment order, violate vehicle transfer requirements, or make certain false statements are guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to result if the bill is enacted.
Who's behind it
Josh Zepnick, a Democrat, is its .
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Author (1)
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 1, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 17, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Oct 17, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 17, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Zepnick
- Oct 17, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice
- Nov 1, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 1, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate