Senate Bill 441
The penalty for operating a motor vehicle while operating privileges have been suspended 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
Jun 24, 2021
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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 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. 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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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 modifies the penalty for a person who operates a motor vehicle while the person's operating privilege has been suspended (OWS).
Under current law, no person may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway unless the person possesses a valid operator's license that is not revoked, suspended, canceled, or expired. The penalty for operating a motor vehicle without a license (OWL) is a forfeiture of not more than $200 for the first offense, a fine of not more than $300 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days for the second offense occurring within 3 years, and a fine of not more than $500 and imprisonment for not more than 6 months for the third or subsequent offense occurring within 3 years.
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Under current law, the penalty for an OWS violation that does not cause great bodily harm or death is a forfeiture of $50 to $200. The bill modifies the penalty for OWS so that it is the same as OWL violations.
Who's behind it
Van Wanggaard, a Republican, is its .
10 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · 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 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 16, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 24, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 24, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Dittrich, Horlacher, Knodl, Moses, Plumer, Rozar, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers and Murphy
- Jun 24, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Sep 16, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2022 · 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