Senate Bill 380
Certain uses of interactive electronic devices while driving and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Aug 3, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c). See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits, with certain exceptions, any person from using an interactive electronic device to enter, transmit, or access data while driving.
Current law prohibits inattentive driving of a motor vehicle, which includes 1) being engaged or occupied with an activity, other than driving the vehicle, that interferes with the person's ability to drive the vehicle safely; 2) driving a motor vehicle while composing or sending a text message or an e-mail message; 3) a probationary license or instructional permit holder driving a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone; 4) driving a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone in a highway construction zone; and 5) driving a motor vehicle while operating or being in a position to directly view an electronic device that provides visual entertainment. Any person convicted of the first two forms of inattentive driving may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $400, and any person convicted of the latter three forms of inattentive driving may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for a first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for a second or subsequent offense within one year.
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This bill expands the prohibition on composing or sending a text message while driving to prohibit the use of an interactive electronic device to enter, transmit, or access data, other than for purposes of verbal communication or reporting an emergency, while driving. The bill also increases the penalty for a violation of this provision to a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $400. Also, a person who violates this provision and causes the death of another person in the course of the violation is guilty of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle, a Class G felony.
The penalty for a Class G felony is a fine not to exceed $25,000 or imprisonment not to exceed ten years, or both.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . 5 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 26, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, by the Senate President,.
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Nov 15, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Aug 31, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 22, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 15, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 7, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 3, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade.
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Aug 3, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 3, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Harsdorf, Risser, Vinehout, Carpenter, Marklein, Olsen and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Zimmerman, Wachs, Allen, Anderson, Berceau, Murphy, Quinn, Subeck, Barca and Wichgers
- Aug 3, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade
- Aug 7, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 15, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 22, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 31, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 15, 2017 · Senate
Representative Rohrkaste added as a cosponsor
- Jan 26, 2018 · Senate
Rereferred to committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c)
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate