Senate Bill 462
Suspension of operating privilege for failure to pay monetary judgment
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 2, 2016. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 18, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 9, 2016
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 87 to 8
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 234
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 2, 2016: “Published 3-2-2016”
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Author
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Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law permits a court to suspend for up to two years the operating privilege of an individual who has failed to pay a monetary judgment entered against the individual. This bill reduces the maximum time for which the operating privilege may be suspended by a court under these circumstances from two years to one year.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 4 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
24 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (24)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 25, 2016
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 Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 87 to 8 · Feb 18, 2016 · 4 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (87)
- Adam Jarchow (R, 28)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amanda Stuck (D, 57)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Bob Gannon (R, 58)
- Bob Kulp (R, 69)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dana Wachs (D, 91)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- David Heaton (R, 85)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Debra Kolste (D, 44)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Eric Genrich (D, 90)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Mandela Barnes (D, 11)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Czaja (R, 35)
- Melissa Sargent (D, 48)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Mike Rohrkaste (R, 55)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robb Kahl (D, 47)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Weatherston (R, 62)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (8)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jesse Kremer (R, 59)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
Didn't vote (4)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 87, Noes 8”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 2, 2016
The new law was published.
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Mar 2, 2016
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 234.
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Feb 25, 2016
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 18, 2016
The Assembly passed it too, 87 to 8.
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Feb 12, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 9, 2016
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 9, 2016
The Senate passed it.
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Jan 25, 2016
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 14, 2016
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 18, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs.
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Dec 18, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 18, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Harris Dodd, Hansen, Lasee, Ringhand and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Mason, Ballweg, Berceau, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Johnson, Kahl, Kolste, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Pope, Riemer, Ripp, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Young and Subeck
- Dec 18, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs
- Jan 14, 2016 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 21, 2016 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 25, 2016 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 25, 2016 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 8, 2016 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 9, 2016 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 9, 2016 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 9, 2016 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 9, 2016 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 9, 2016 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Representative Ohnstad withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 2:28 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 87, Noes 8
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 18, 2016 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 25, 2016 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 25, 2016 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2016
- Mar 2, 2016 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-1-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 234
- Mar 2, 2016 · Senate
Published 3-2-2016
Terms on this page
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
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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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