Bills by subject

Forfeiture

75 bills and resolutions. 38 became law, 4 were vetoed, and 11 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 105 The distribution of certain material on the Internet.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 366 Emotional support animals in housing; falsely claiming that an animal is a service animal; and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 385 Online credit card contributions and providing a penalty.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 673 Banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, 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

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 16

Mar 23, 2026
AB 29: Impoundment of vehicles used in certain traffic offenses.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 19, 2026
AB 78: Impoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offenses. (FE)
Became law.
May 13, 2026
AB 105: The distribution of certain material on the Internet.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 188: Reduction of penalty surcharge when certain fines or forfeitures reduced. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 13, 2026
AB 366: Emotional support animals in housing; falsely claiming that an animal is a service animal; and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
May 13, 2026
AB 385: Online credit card contributions and providing a penalty.
Vetoed by the governor.
Apr 3, 2026
AB 530: The operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 561: Owner liability for illegally passing a school bus and providing a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
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.
May 13, 2026
AB 673: Banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.

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Apr 2, 2026
AB 713: Requiring battery stewardship organizations to administer battery collection and recycling programs and providing a penalty. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 6: Impoundment of vehicles used in certain traffic offenses.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
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 65: Impoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offenses. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 188: Reduction of penalty surcharge when certain fines or forfeitures reduced. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 508: Owner liability for illegally passing a school bus and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 16

Dec 20, 2011
AB 80: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license or after suspension or revocation of an operating privilege and providing penalties.
Became law.
Dec 12, 2011
AB 81: Special identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation providing parking privileges for persons with physical disabilities and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 237: Authorization to make arrests for activities punishable by civil forfeiture.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 30, 2012
AB 291: Restrictions on the operation of motor vehicles by persons holding instruction permits or probationary licenses and providing a penalty.
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.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 411: Impounding vehicles used in certain drunken driving offenses and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 569: The immobilization or removal, impoundment, and disposal of motor vehicles for multiple nonmoving traffic violations.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 670: Offenses related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, releasing persons arrested for offenses related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
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 173: The disclosure of electronic juvenile court records to law enforcement agencies and providing a penalty.
Became law.

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2009–10 session: 43

Apr 28, 2010
AB 17: Requiring ignition interlock devices for certain motor vehicle violations, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 16, 2010
AB 57: Permitting a mother to breast-feed in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be.
Became law.
May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
May 21, 2010
AB 139: Littering and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 147: Regulating the amount of a forfeiture for failure to remove snow.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 151: Drunk driving penalties, consumption reports, and intoxicated driver deterrence.
Stopped in committee.
Feb 9, 2010
AB 178: Motor vehicle operating privileges, seizures by courts or law enforcement officers of operator's licenses, and reinstatement of canceled identification cards.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 181: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license or after suspension or revocation of an operating privilege and providing penalties.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 183: The immobilization or removal, impoundment, and disposal of motor vehicles for multiple nonmoving traffic violations.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
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.

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Apr 28, 2010
AB 257: The amount of the environmental surcharge.
Stopped in committee.
Dec 2, 2009
AB 258: The disposal of used automotive engine oil filters and oil absorbent materials and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 16, 2010
AB 261: Soliciting purchases of goods or services using unsolicited checks or money orders and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 280: Seizure of a computer used to commit a crime and providing a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
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 28, 2010
AB 284: Special identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation providing parking privileges for persons with physical disabilities and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 410: Violation of the 72-hour no contact provision in domestic violence cases and providing a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
May 10, 2010
AB 496: Prohibiting electronic text messaging while driving and providing a penalty.
Became law.
May 10, 2010
AB 552: Following snowplows and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 587: Seizure and forfeiture of a vehicle used to transport a corpse.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 11, 2010
AB 614: Disclosure of information by health care providers and insurers and providing a penalty.
Became law.
May 10, 2010
AB 778: Weight limitations for vehicles transporting raw forest products.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 891: Imposing a surcharge for certain forfeitures and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
May 10, 2010
SB 25: The use of race-based names, nicknames, logos, and mascots by school boards, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Jun 12, 2009
SB 29: Passing parked motor vehicles and opening motor vehicle doors on highways and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 59: Seizure of a computer used to commit a crime and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
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 94: The licensing and regulation of thermal system insulation mechanics; creating a thermal system insulation council; requiring the employment of a state inspector; establishing standards for installing and maintaining thermal system insulation; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Oct 28, 2009
SB 107: The sale, disposal, collection, and recycling of electronic devices, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing penalties.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 130: Surrendering vehicle registration plates and the seizure and sale of vehicles used in certain drunken driving violations and creating a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 134: Motor vehicle operating privileges, seizures by courts or law enforcement officers of operator's licenses, and reinstatement of canceled identification cards.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
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.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 283: Violation of the 72-hour no contact provision in domestic violence cases and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 297: The immobilization or removal, impoundment, and disposal of motor vehicles for multiple nonmoving traffic violations.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
May 14, 2010
SB 375: The exchange of electronic records contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Program and in the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System between the director of state courts and the Department of Children and Families and providing a penalty.
Became law.
May 13, 2010
SB 431: The use of the terms college, university, state, and Wisconsin in the name of a school; the issuing, manufacture, or use of a false academic credential; the false use of a legitimate academic credential; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.
Became law.
May 10, 2010
SB 457: The placement of advertising signs in highway rights-of-way and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 495: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license or after suspension or revocation of an operating privilege and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2010
SB 530: Regulating consumer small loans, limiting the areas in which a payday lender may operate, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
May 13, 2010
SB 586: Apprentice contracts, the appointment and composition of the Wisconsin Apprenticeship Council, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 636: Imposing a surcharge for certain forfeitures and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 652: Special identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation providing parking privileges for persons with physical disabilities and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
May 13, 2010
SB 672: Compliance by employers with certain laws whose enforcement depends on the proper classification of persons as employees or nonemployees and providing penalties.
Became law.

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