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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 678

Obedience to authorized emergency vehicles operated by law enforcement officers

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 17, 2018. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 29, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 13, 2018

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 20, 2018

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 347

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 17, 2018: “Published 4-17-2018”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, no operator of a vehicle, after having received a visible or audible signal to stop his or her vehicle from a traffic officer or marked police vehicle, shall knowingly resist by failing to stop his or her vehicle or knowingly flee or attempt to elude any officer so as to interfere with or endanger the operation of the police vehicle, the traffic officer, other vehicles, or pedestrians.

This bill replaces the reference to “marked police vehicle” with “an authorized emergency vehicle that the operator knows or reasonably should know is being operated by a law enforcement officer.”

Who's behind it

8 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 8 are Republicans.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 14 names

Authors (8)

Signed on in support (6)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 7, 2018

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 7, 2018

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 7, 2018

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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 15, 2018

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

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 17, 2018

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 17, 2018

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 347.

  3. Apr 12, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 20, 2018

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Mar 15, 2018

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Feb 14, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 14, 2018

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 13, 2018

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  9. Feb 13, 2018

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Feb 13, 2018

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. Feb 7, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Feb 7, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  13. Jan 11, 2018

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Nov 29, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  15. Nov 29, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Tusler, Born, Brandtjen, Jacque, Kuglitsch, Mursau and Ripp; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Olsen, Cowles, Johnson and Marklein

  2. Nov 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jan 4, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kleefisch

  4. Jan 11, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kleefisch

  6. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  8. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  9. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  10. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2018 by Committee on Rules

  12. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  15. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  17. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  18. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Representatives Barca, Vruwink and Shankland added as coauthors

  19. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  22. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  24. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Mar 27, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-27-2018

  32. Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018

  33. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 347

  34. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2018

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

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