Senate Bill 61
Seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicles used in certain operating-while-intoxicated 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
Mar 4, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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
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
3 senators are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (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
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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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 4, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Mar 4, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 4, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Darling, Leibham and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives J. Ott, Stone, Ballweg, Bies, T. Larson, Thiesfeldt and Tranel
- Mar 4, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs
- Apr 1, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 3, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · Senate
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
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
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
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