Assembly Bill 72
Seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicles used in certain operating-while-intoxicated offenses and providing a penalty. (FE)
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
Mar 14, 2013
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a law enforcement agency may acquire certain property involved in the commission of crime through a forfeiture proceeding. The forfeiture law applies to all property directly or indirectly derived from the commission of a crime and certain other property related to the commission of a crime.
Also 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.
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Under this bill, if a person commits a third or subsequent OWI-related offense, the sentencing court may also order that the vehicle used in the offense be seized.
If a seizure is ordered, the district attorney prosecuting the offense must then initiate a forfeiture proceeding regarding the vehicle. The seizure and forfeiture provisions in this bill do not apply to a rental vehicle or a vehicle that was operated without the knowledge or consent of the owner.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 25, 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 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 25, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 25, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Aug 15, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 3, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 1, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 14, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, Stone, Bies, T. Larson, Ballweg, Thiesfeldt and Tranel; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Leibham and Carpenter
- Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Apr 1, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 3, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 15, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 11, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hebl
- Sep 12, 2013 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 25, 2013 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Nov 25, 2013 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- 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.
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