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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 56

Impoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offenses

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 20, 2023

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under this bill, a political subdivision may enact an ordinance authorizing law enforcement officers to impound vehicles used in reckless driving offenses when the person cited for reckless driving is the owner of the vehicle and has a prior reckless driving conviction for which a forfeiture was imposed that has not been fully paid.

Who's behind it

18 representatives are its ⁠. 15 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

11 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 29 names

Authors (18)

Signed on in support (11)

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 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 15 to 0 · Mar 13, 2023

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 14 to 1 · Mar 13, 2023

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 16, 2023 to Apr 10, 2024

    2 more senators signed on in support.

  3. Mar 13, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Mar 13, 2023

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 1.

  5. Feb 28, 2023 to Mar 7, 2023

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  6. Feb 28, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Feb 28, 2023

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  8. Feb 20, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  9. Feb 20, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Knodl, Allen, Baldeh, Binsfeld, Duchow, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Kurtz, Maxey, Murphy, Myers, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Rettinger and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Nass, L. Johnson, Ballweg, Jacque and Taylor

  2. Feb 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Testin added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 1, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Schraa added as a coauthor

  7. Mar 3, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Donovan

  8. Mar 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Brandtjen added as a coauthor

  9. Mar 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Mar 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  11. Mar 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1

  12. Mar 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Mar 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-22-2023 by Committee on Rules

  14. Mar 16, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Hutton added as a cosponsor

  15. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  16. Apr 10, 2024 · Assembly

    Senator Hesselbein added as a cosponsor

  17. Apr 15, 2024 · 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.

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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

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary