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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Senate Bill 93

Motor vehicle repair practices

Became law

The governor signed it on Nov 12, 2015. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 27, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Sep 16, 2015

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 3, 2015

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 93

Latest entry in the official record, Nov 12, 2015: “Published 11-12-2015”

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What it does

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

3 senators are its ⁠. 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 15 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (12)

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.

Senate Committee on Insurance vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 0 · May 29, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Insurance vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · May 29, 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, Housing, and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Nov 12, 2015

    The new law was published.

  2. Nov 12, 2015

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 93.

  3. Nov 10, 2015

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 3, 2015

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Oct 27, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Sep 16, 2015

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Sep 16, 2015

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  8. Sep 16, 2015

    The Senate passed it.

  9. Sep 16, 2015

    The Senate adopted it.

  10. May 29, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  11. May 29, 2015

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  12. May 13, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Mar 27, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade.

  14. Mar 27, 2015

    Introduced in the Senate.

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  1. Mar 27, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein, Ringhand and Bewley; cosponsored by Representatives E. Brooks, Tittl, Knodl, Kerkman, Murtha, Mursau, Bernier, R. Brooks, T. Larson, Skowronski and Quinn

  2. Mar 27, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade

  3. Apr 29, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein

  4. May 13, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. May 20, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. May 29, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. May 29, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. May 29, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Sep 15, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 9-16-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Sep 16, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Sep 16, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Sep 16, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Sep 16, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Sep 16, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Sep 16, 2015 · Senate

    Senator L. Taylor added as a coauthor

  16. Sep 16, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Sep 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Oct 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-3-2015 by Committee on Rules

  20. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  21. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Nov 3, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Nov 9, 2015 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Nov 10, 2015 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-10-2015

  29. Nov 12, 2015 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-11-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 93

  30. Nov 12, 2015 · Senate

    Published 11-12-2015

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Author

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Signed on in support

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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

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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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary