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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 35

Alerts for hit-and-run incidents. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 31, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 17, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 18, 2016

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 15, 2016

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 315

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 31, 2016: “Published 3-31-2016”

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What it does

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

The Department of Justice (DOJ) currently administers an integrated crime alert network and may use the network to provide to state agencies, law enforcement, or the public information regarding criminal activity, crime prevention, and missing or endangered persons. This bill requires DOJ to allow law enforcement agencies to use the network to disseminate reports of certain hit-and-run incidents to entities that DOJ identifies as persons who can make public such reports. The bill also requires a law enforcement agency that receives a report of a hit-and-run incident to use the network to disseminate the report if:

1) a person has been killed or has suffered great bodily harm; 2) additional information is available about the incident that could identify the person or vehicle involved; and 3) an alert could help avert further harm or could aid in apprehending the person involved.

Who's behind it

9 lawmakers are its ⁠. 7 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 16 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (7)

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 were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 3, 2016

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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 2 · Feb 3, 2016

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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 86 to 6 · Feb 18, 2016 · 7 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (86)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 86, Noes 6”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 31, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 31, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 315.

  3. Mar 29, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 15, 2016

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 24, 2016

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  6. Feb 23, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 18, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 18, 2016

    10 more representatives signed on in support.

  9. Feb 18, 2016

    The Assembly passed it, 86 to 6.

  10. Feb 18, 2016

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. Feb 3, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Feb 3, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 2.

  13. Jan 14, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Mar 17, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Feb 17, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  16. Feb 17, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Krug, VanderMeer, Knodl, Jacque, Tittl, Kahl, Thiesfeldt, Tranel and Berceau; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Petrowski, Lassa and L. Taylor

  2. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug

  5. Jan 14, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 28, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive session held

  7. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  8. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 2

  9. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:01 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  11. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 86, Noes 6

  16. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Representatives Kolste, Barca, Stuck, Zepnick, Wachs, Billings, Spreitzer, Meyers, Johnson and Doyle added as coauthors

  17. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Feb 18, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  20. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Feb 24, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Hintz added as a coauthor

  22. Feb 24, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  23. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

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

  24. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Mar 23, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2016

  31. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  32. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 315

  33. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-31-2016

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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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

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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