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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 342

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Relating to: taking, driving, or operating a commercial vehicle without consent and providing criminal penalties.

Bus and truck Crime and criminals — Felony Crime victim Motor vehicle — Theft

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, it is a Class H felony to take and drive any vehicle without

the consent of the owner, and it is a Class I felony to drive or operate any vehicle

without the consent of the owner. Additionally, under current law, it is a Class G

felony to steal property with a value that exceeds $10,000. This bill increases the

penalty by one felony classification level if the vehicle that is taken or driven without

consent is a commercial motor vehicle, and makes it a Class F felony to steal property

with a value that exceeds $100,000. The bill also requires a person who causes

damage to a commercial motor vehicle to pay restitution.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Mursau (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Ripp (R) , Spiros (R)

6 cosponsors

Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 10, Noes 1

Passed 10–1 Oct 16, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 19, 2018 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. May 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Spiros, R. Brooks, Mursau and Ripp; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Vukmir and Wanggaard

  2. May 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Aug 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 10, Noes 1

  6. Oct 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules

  8. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Nov 9, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  11. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Nov 14, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. Nov 14, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  17. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-23-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  22. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  24. Feb 2, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-2-2018

  25. Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018

  26. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 287

  27. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2018