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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 143

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: allowing an unlicensed person to use a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.

Fines Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on Motor vehicle — Drivers license

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person who owns or is in control of a motor vehicle is prohibited from allowing another person to operate the vehicle if the vehicle operator is not authorized to operate a motor vehicle. Current law also prohibits a person from renting a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to another person who is not authorized to operate a motor vehicle. A violation of either prohibition is a forfeiture of not more than $100.

This bill increases the penalty for both violations to a fine not to exceed $1,000 for a first offense and not to exceed $10,000 for a second or subsequent offense. The bill also provides that the prohibitions apply irrespective of whether the person permitting the operation of a motor vehicle had actual knowledge of the vehicle operator’s authorization to operate a motor vehicle.

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: B. Jacobson (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , Mursau (R) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Rodriguez (R)

2 cosponsors

Bradley (R) , O'Connor (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Maxey, Donovan, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Dittrich, Gundrum, Gustafson, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Mursau and Penterman; cosponsored by Senator Bradley

  2. Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly

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

  3. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1