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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 313

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Relating to: increased penalties for failing to stop for a school bus.

Forfeiture Motor vehicle — Drivers license Motor vehicle — Equipment Motor vehicle — Regulation School — Conveyance of pupil School — Curriculum

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill increases the penalties for failing to stop for a school bus that is stopped

and displaying flashing red lights.

Current law requires motorists approaching a school bus stopped on a public

road and displaying flashing red lights to stop at least 20 feet from the bus and to

remain stopped until the bus resumes motion or the flashing red warning lights are

turned off. A motorist who violates this requirement may be required to forfeit $30

to $300. The bill increases the penalty to a forfeiture of $300 to $1,000.

Under current law, DOT may adopt, by rule, a demerit point system for

determining when to suspend a person's operating privilege for repeatedly violating

traffic laws. Under this system, DOT may assess demerit points against the driving

record of a person convicted of violations of certain traffic laws. The bill requires DOT

to assess three demerit points against the driving record of a vehicle operator who

violates the requirement to stop for a school bus.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , James (R) , Marklein (R)

29 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Brooks (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Conley (D) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Jacobson (D) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Kurtz (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Penterman (R) , Rettinger (R) , S. Johnson (R) , Schmidt (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Sep 6, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Sep 6, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 33–0 Sep 14, 2023 official source full page

Full history

  1. May 24, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators James, Ballweg and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, S. Johnson, Allen, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Conley, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kitchens, Kurtz, Moses, Murphy, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rettinger, Schmidt, Spiros, Stubbs and Brooks

  2. May 24, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. May 24, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  4. May 25, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  5. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  6. Jul 19, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Knodl added as a coauthor

  7. Aug 22, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Aug 28, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  9. Sep 5, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  10. Sep 5, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  11. Sep 6, 2023 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  12. Sep 6, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  13. Sep 6, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  14. Sep 12, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 9-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  16. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  21. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  23. Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  24. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:14 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28

  25. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  26. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  28. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Feb 22, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  31. Feb 27, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  32. Mar 18, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  33. Mar 22, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 154

  34. Mar 22, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-22-2024