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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 128

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

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: Marklein (R) , Wanggaard (R)

7 cosponsors

Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Murphy (R) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Skowronski (R) , Tittl (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 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 24, 2017 · Senate

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

  2. Mar 24, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 30, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 5, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 19, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Sep 20, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Sep 20, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

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

  17. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Nov 10, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  24. Nov 28, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-28-2017

  25. Dec 4, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-30-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 117

  26. Dec 4, 2017 · Senate

    Published 12-1-2017