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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 201

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Relating to: the duty to stop at the scene of a motor vehicle accident.

Attorney general Motor vehicle — Accident Motor vehicle — Drivers_ education

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, if an operator of a vehicle is involved in an accident resulting

in personal injury or damage to an occupied vehicle, the operator must immediately

stop the vehicle at or near the scene of the accident, provide certain information, and

render reasonable assistance to any injured person.

Under this bill, an operator of a vehicle involved in an accident must reasonably

investigate what was struck and, if he or she knows or has reason to know that the

accident resulted in personal injury or vehicle damage, must stop at the scene of the

accident and provide the information and assistance described above. This bill also

specifies that a prosecutor is not required to allege or prove that an operator knew

that he or she collided with a person or a vehicle driven or attended by a person in

a prosecution for a violation of the provision described above, as modified in this bill.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Edming (R) , Jacque (R) , Kahl (D) , Kitchens (R) , Quinn (R) , Spiros (R) , Subeck (D) , T. Larson (R)

3 cosponsors

Genrich (D) , Hansen (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Jan 15, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 33

Passed 62–33 Feb 18, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 10, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Kitchens, Berceau, Edming, Kahl, T. Larson, Quinn, Spiros and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Hansen

  2. May 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Nov 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Nov 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Genrich added as a coauthor

  5. Dec 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  7. Jan 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:06 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  9. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 33

  10. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wachs

  16. Feb 19, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  18. Mar 1, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Mar 9, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  21. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up

  23. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Mar 23, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2016

  30. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  31. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 319

  32. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-31-2016