Assembly Bill 43
Obtaining a search warrant for certain civil violations. (FE)
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
Feb 17, 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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a court may authorize a search warrant that allows a law enforcement officer to search and seize anything that is the fruit of, or has been used in, the commission of a crime or that may constitute evidence of a crime, if the court finds probable cause to believe that the search will yield evidence of the crime.
This bill allows a court, upon finding probable cause, to authorize a search warrant that allows a law enforcement officer to search and seize anything that is the fruit of, or has been used in, the commission of a crime or of a civil violation of the prohibitions against driving while having a prohibited alcohol concentration or while under the influence of an intoxicant, a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog, or any combination of an intoxicant, a controlled substance, and a controlled substance analog.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . 5 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Roger Roth · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
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 was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · May 13, 2015
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 Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. 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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May 13, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 13, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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May 4, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 30, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 24, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 2, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 27, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 26, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 17, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Feb 17, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Rohrkaste, Kremer, Berceau, Genrich, Murphy, Thiesfeldt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Wanggaard and Marklein
- Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 26, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 27, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 2, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 24, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 30, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Thiesfeldt withdrawn as a coauthor
- Apr 30, 2015 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 4, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Horlacher added as a coauthor
- May 6, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke
- May 7, 2015 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 13, 2015 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- May 13, 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
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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote