Assembly Bill 119
Motor vehicle repair practices
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 27, 2015
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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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
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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
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.
Current law prohibits an insurer that issues a motor vehicle insurance policy that covers the repair or replacement of motor vehicle glass from conditioning the coverage on whether the insured or a third party making a claim under the policy obtains services or parts from a particular vendor specified by the insurer.
This bill prohibits an insurer that issues a motor vehicle insurance policy that covers repairs to a motor vehicle from: 1) requiring that repairs must be made by a particular contractor or repair facility as a condition of that coverage; or 2) failing to initiate or conclude with due dispatch an investigation of a claim for repairs on the basis of whether the repair will be made by a particular contractor or repair facility.
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The bill provides that, for purposes of the prohibition on insurers from requiring insureds to use a particular repair facility, a consumer has the right to select the motor vehicle repair facility of his or her choice.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . All 11 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
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 were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Insurance vote on an amendment
Passed, 15 to 0 · Oct 23, 2015
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Insurance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Insurance vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 1 · Oct 23, 2015
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Ayes 14, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 23, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 23, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 1.
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Oct 22, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 27, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Insurance.
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Mar 27, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives E. Brooks, Tittl, Knodl, Kerkman, Murtha, Mursau, Bernier, R. Brooks, T. Larson, Skowronski and Quinn; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Ringhand and Bewley
- Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance
- Apr 29, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative E. Brooks
- Oct 22, 2015 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 22, 2015 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Insurance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Ayes 14, Noes 1
- Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote