Bills by subject

Fines

41 bills and resolutions. 26 became law, 2 were vetoed, and 7 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

AB 87 Restitution orders following a conviction for human trafficking and restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 554 The sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 188 Reduction of penalty surcharge when certain fines or forfeitures reduced. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
SB 248 License eligibility and restriction extensions relating to ignition interlock devices.
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 15

Oct 31, 2025
AB 35: Withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE)
Became law.
May 13, 2026
AB 87: Restitution orders following a conviction for human trafficking and restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 143: Allowing an unlicensed person to use a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 188: Reduction of penalty surcharge when certain fines or forfeitures reduced. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Aug 11, 2025
AB 242: Tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty.
Became law.
May 13, 2026
AB 554: The sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 30, 2026
AB 651: Various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Became law.
Apr 6, 2026
AB 910: The amounts of fines and fees state agencies are authorized or required to impose by law. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 95: Restitution orders following a conviction for human trafficking and restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

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Mar 23, 2026
SB 141: Allowing an unlicensed person to use a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 188: Reduction of penalty surcharge when certain fines or forfeitures reduced. (FE)
Became law.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 248: License eligibility and restriction extensions relating to ignition interlock devices.
Became law.
Mar 13, 2026
SB 537: Nonfunctional and counterfeit airbags and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 782: Intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.
Became law.

2011–12 session: 11

Apr 5, 2012
AB 56: Retail theft, proof of ownership for flea market sales, and providing penalties.
Became law.
Apr 12, 2012
AB 149: False reporting of an emergency and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 12, 2012
AB 269: Prohibitions against contacting certain persons and providing penalties.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 385: Making a contribution to a crime prevention organization as a surcharge or as an allowable cost in a criminal case, as a condition of probation, or as a surcharge in a forfeiture case.
Stopped in committee.
Jul 12, 2011
SB 93: Going armed with weapons, possessing or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow under certain circumstances, disorderly conduct limitations, and electric weapons.
Became law.
Apr 12, 2012
SB 104: Requiring persons who violate certain restraining orders or injunctions to be monitored by a global positioning system, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 170: Failing to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 5, 2012
SB 274: Regulating sales of plastic bulk merchandise containers to scrap plastic dealers and providing penalties.
Became law.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 417: Concealment of benefit claim information, availability for work, interest on delinquent payments, and the composition and authority of appeal tribunals under the unemployment insurance law.
Became law.
Apr 5, 2012
SB 474: Matching financial records for Medical Assistance eligibility and providing a penalty.
Became law.

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Mar 23, 2012
SB 541: Making a contribution to a crime prevention organization as a surcharge or as an allowable cost in a criminal case, as a condition of probation, or as a surcharge in a forfeiture case.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 15

May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 151: Drunk driving penalties, consumption reports, and intoxicated driver deterrence.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 156: Reimbursement to counties by prisoners and increasing drunk driving penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 5, 2010
AB 186: Salvinorin A and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Dec 2, 2009
AB 250: Regulation of persons who sell dogs or operate animal shelters or animal control facilities, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 257: The amount of the environmental surcharge.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 283: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 27, 2010
AB 503: Exposure to a minor and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 27, 2010
AB 529: Violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 27, 2010
AB 659: HIV testing, disclosure of HIV test results, and providing penalties.
Became law.

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Dec 29, 2009
SB 66: Operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Jun 5, 2009
SB 141: Requiring certain vehicles that transport children to and from a child care provider to have child safety alarms installed, granting rule-making authority, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 5, 2010
SB 271: Prohibiting the manufacture and sale at wholesale of certain baby bottles and cups for children that contain bisphenol A, creating labeling requirements, making an appropriation, and providing penalties.
Became law.
May 13, 2010
SB 341: Reckless bodily harm to a child and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 639: Failing to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.

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