Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 313 — Relating to: increased penalties for failing to stop for a school bus.

Last action — Published 3-22-2024

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 24, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 22, 2024.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

44 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Senate Bill 313 makes two key changes to penalties for motorists who fail to stop for a school bus. Firstly, the demerit points assigned for such violations have been increased from three points to four points on a driver's record. Secondly, the minimum fine for this violation has been raised from $300 to $500. These changes are significant because they aim to enhance safety around school buses by imposing stricter consequences for drivers who disregard these important traffic laws.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBa0422/1 ZDW:cdc SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 313 August 28, 2023 - Offered by SenatAMES.
- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-3224/1 ZDW:kms SENATE BILL 313 May 24, 2023 - Introduced by Senators J AMES, B ALLWEG and M ARKLEIN, cosponsored by RepresentativeENTERMAN , .JOHNSON , LLEN, CA NDERSON, ARMSTRONG , B EHNKE, B ODDEN, C ONLEY, D ITTRIC, G OEBEN, G UNDRUM , KITCHENS, K URTZ, M OSES, MURPHY , OLDENBURG , ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, RETTINGER, CHMIDT, SPIRO, STUBBS and BROOKS.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
1.
A N A CT to amend 346.49 (2);
Page 2, line 2:
and to create 343.32 (2) (bL) and 346.49 (2g) of the statutes;
substitute “4" for “3".
relating to:
2.
increased penalties for failing to stop for a school bus.
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Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill increases the penalties for failing to stop for a school bus that is stopped and displaying flashing red lights.
substitute “$500" for “$300".
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.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
343.32 (2) (bL) of the statutes is created to read:
- 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3224/1 ZDW:kms SENATE BILL 313 SECTION 1 343.32 (2) (bL) The scale adopted by the secretary shall assess, for each conviction, 3 demerit points for a violation of s.
346.48.
SECTION 2.
346.49 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.49 (2) Any person violating s.
346.455 or 346.48 may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300.
SECTION 3.
346.49 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
346.49 (2g) Any person violating s.
346.48 may be required to forfeit not less than $300 nor more than $1,000.
SECTION 4.0Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to offenses committed on the effective date of this subsection.
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Action History

  1. Published 3-22-2024

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

  3. Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

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

  12. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  13. Received from Senate

  14. Ordered immediately messaged

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

  16. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  17. Ordered to a third reading

  18. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Read a second time

  20. Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

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

  22. Available for scheduling

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

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

  25. Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  26. Executive action taken

  27. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  28. Public hearing held

  29. Senator Knodl added as a coauthor

  30. Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  31. Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  32. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

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

  34. 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

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 19000
Democrat 9000
Total 33000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
AGARD — Yea
BALLWEG — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Yea
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Yea
Larson, Chris Democrat Yea
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Yea
Roys, Kelda Democrat Yea
Smith, Jeff Democrat Yea
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Yea
Wirch, Robert Democrat Yea
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 313?
SB 313 is sponsored by James, Jesse (Republican), Ballweg, and Marklein, Howard (Republican).
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