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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 812

Fraudulent motor vehicle emission inspection reports and providing a penalty. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 23, 2014. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 24, 2014

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Mar 18, 2014

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Apr 1, 2014

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 368

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 23, 2014: “Published 4-24-2014”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate a motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program (I/M program) in counties in which the air quality does not meet certain federal standards. Under the I/M program, most motor vehicles that are subject to emission limitations established by the Department of Natural Resources must pass periodic emission inspections and may not be registered by DOT unless they have passed these inspections.

This bill prohibits a person from knowingly doing any of the following: 1) altering data from an emission inspection, 2) submitting a false report of data from a required emission inspection, and 3) attributing data from an emission inspection to a vehicle other than the vehicle tested. A person who violates any of these provisions is generally subject to a forfeiture of not more than $500. However, if the violator is the person performing the emission inspection, that person is guilty of a class H felony and may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 years, or both.

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Also under this bill, DOT must refuse to register a motor vehicle for which the most recent emission inspection involved a violation of one of the above prohibitions related to emission inspections.

Under current law, a person may not, in an application for license or registration, provide a false name, misrepresent where a vehicle is customarily kept, or apply in the name of a person other than the true owner of the vehicle. A person who violates these prohibitions may be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.

This bill prohibits a person from submitting an application for registration of a motor vehicle if the application includes evidence from an emission inspection that the person knows involved a violation of one of the above prohibitions related to emissions inspections. A person who violates this provision may be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 6 months 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

Keith Ripp, a Republican, is its ⁠.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

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Author (1)

Signed on in support (1)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it

Passed, 15 to 0 · Mar 7, 2014

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 Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 31, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 23, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 23, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 368.

  3. Apr 22, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 1, 2014

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Mar 31, 2014

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Mar 19, 2014

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Mar 19, 2014

    The Senate received it.

  8. Mar 18, 2014

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Mar 7, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Mar 7, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  11. Mar 5, 2014

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Mar 3, 2014

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Feb 26, 2014

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Feb 25, 2014

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Feb 24, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  16. Feb 24, 2014

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 24, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Ripp; cosponsored by Senator Petrowski

  2. Feb 24, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Feb 25, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 26, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Mar 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Mar 5, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Mar 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  10. Mar 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  11. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2014 by Committee on Rules

  12. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Mar 19, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Mar 19, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  19. Mar 19, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  21. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-1-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  25. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  28. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-7-2014

  29. Apr 22, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-22-2014

  30. Apr 23, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-23-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 368

  31. Apr 23, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-24-2014

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

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