Assembly Bill 130
Possession of not more than 10 grams of marijuana and providing a 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
Mar 5, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law prohibits a person from possessing or attempting to possess marijuana. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a misdemeanor crime and may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, for a first conviction and is guilty of a Class I felony and may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than three years and six months, or both, for a repeat conviction. This bill reduces to a $100 civil forfeiture the penalty for possessing or attempting to possess not more than 10 grams of marijuana and eliminates the counting of a conviction involving not more than 10 grams of marijuana when determining if a violation is a repeat conviction.
Current law allows a local government to enact an ordinance prohibiting the possession of marijuana and to impose a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance.
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The bill preempts local government from imposing a forfeiture amount for the possession of not more than 10 grams of marijuana that is different from the forfeiture amount imposed by the state for possession of not more than 10 grams of marijuana. The bill does not change the current law that allows local governments discretion in the forfeiture amount imposed for possession of 10 grams or more of marijuana.
The bill also specifies that a citation issued for possession of marijuana must contain provisions for a deposit in lieu of a court appearance. The court may consider the deposit as a plea of no contest and enter a judgment without the person appearing in court.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (6)
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 25, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 11, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 5, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Mar 5, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Brooks, Bowen, Kitchens, Milroy and Schraa; cosponsored by Senator Bernier
- Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 25, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
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