Senate Bill 304
Prohibited practices of motor vehicle manufacturers, importers, and distributors and providing a penalty. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 26, 2019. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jun 21, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 27 to 6
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 12, 2019
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 67
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 26, 2019: “Published 11-26-2019”
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a manufacturer, importer, or distributor (manufacturer) of motor vehicles that wishes to sell motor vehicles in this state must be licensed by the Department of Transportation. Also under current law, a manufacturer may have its license revoked, and may be liable for pecuniary losses and attorney fees, if the manufacturer commits any of a number of violations enumerated in the statutes.
This bill enumerates an additional violation. Specifically, a manufacturer commits a violation, as described above, if it directly or indirectly takes or threatens to take an adverse action against a dealer of its motor vehicles 1) for the purpose of recovering costs of compensating the dealer for certain service work performed for the manufacturer, or 2) in retaliation for a dealer's exercising a right or seeking a remedy under Wisconsin's motor vehicle dealer law.
Who's behind it
13 senators are its . 8 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
28 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (28)
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Tip McGuire · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 3 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 3, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote on an amendment
Passed, 24 to 9 · Oct 8, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Senate Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 24, Noes 9”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 27 to 6 · Oct 8, 2019
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (27)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Patty Schachtner (D, 10)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (6)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 26, 2019
The new law was published.
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Nov 26, 2019
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 67.
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Nov 19, 2019
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 12, 2019
The Assembly passed it too.
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Nov 7, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 6, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Senate passed it, 27 to 6.
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Oct 3, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Sep 25, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jul 11, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 21, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Jun 21, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 21, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Marklein, Ringhand, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Hansen, Miller, Nass, Olsen, L. Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Fields, Bowen, Brandtjen, Considine, Crowley, Gundrum, Knodl, Kolste, Kuglitsch, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vruwink and Zimmerman
- Jun 21, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs
- Jul 11, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 25, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 2, 2019 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 3, 2019 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 7, 2019 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Bernier and Fitzgerald
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Kapenga, Kooyenga, Craig, Bernier and Darling
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 24, Noes 9
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 27, Noes 6
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 12, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 18, 2019 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 19, 2019 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-19-2019 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)
- Nov 26, 2019 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 11-25-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 67
- Nov 26, 2019 · Senate
Published 11-26-2019
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote