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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 178

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: allowing court commissioners to issue search warrants for certain civil violations. (FE)

Court — Commissioner Drunken driving Implied consent or alcohol concentration Search warrant

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes court commissioners to issue search warrants in matters

involving a civil violation of a state or local prohibition 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.

Under current law, court commissioners may authorize search warrants in

criminal matters.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Skowronski (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

2 cosponsors

Marklein (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Jun 20, 2017 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. Mar 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Skowronski, Horlacher, Murphy, Novak, Nygren, Tittl, Tusler, Allen, Thiesfeldt and Kremer; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Marklein

  2. Mar 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jun 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  7. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1