Assembly Bill 81
Recovery of damages for failure to wear a safety belt
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
Feb 28, 2023
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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, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Judiciary. 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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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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 eliminates the cap on the amount that recovery for injuries or damages may be reduced for failure to wear a safety belt.
Under current law, evidence of whether an individual complied with the requirement to wear a safety belt for the operator of the motor vehicle and passengers is admissible in a civil action for injuries or damages resulting from the use or operation of a motor vehicle. If the individual failed to wear a safety belt, the recovery for injuries or damages may be reduced by the amount determined to be caused by the failure to wear a safety belt, but the reduction may not be more than 15 percent.
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The bill allows the reduction in recovery but eliminates the 15-percent limit.
Under current law and under the bill, the calculation in reduction of recovery for failure to wear a safety belt does not affect the determination of causal negligence in the civil action.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . All 3 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 10, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 28, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Feb 28, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Green and Nedweski; cosponsored by Senators James, Marklein and Feyen
- Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 10, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
- 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.
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
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