Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 92 — Relating to: impoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offenses.

Last action — Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on April 04, 2023.

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Likely to advance 96% · high confidence

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  • 5 sponsors

    5 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

61 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Senate Bill 92 includes changes to how costs associated with vehicle impoundment are handled. The original language required the owner of the impounded vehicle to pay specific amounts for costs related to towing and storage, but this has been changed to require only the "reasonable costs" outlined by the ordinance. This modification is important because it can make the financial burden on vehicle owners more manageable and clearer, ensuring they only pay what is deemed reasonable for the impoundment process.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBa0035/1 EVM:amn&cjs SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 92 March 13, 2023 - Offered by SenatoASS.
- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-2168/1 EVM:cjs SENATE BILL 92 March 1, 2023 - Introduced by Senators ASS, .JOHNSON , ALLWEG , ACQUE and TAYLOR, cosponsored by Representatives ONOVAN , KNODL, ALLEN, BALDEH, BINSFELD, DUCHOW , GUNDRUM , .J OHNSON, KURTZ, MAXEY, M URPHY, MYERS, NEDWESKI , N OVAK, O CONNOR , O RTIZV ELEZ, R ETTINGER, STEFFEN and W ICHGERS.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
1.
A N A CT to repeal 349.025 (1) (b);
Page 2, line 19:
to renumber and amend 349.01 (2);to amend 349.03 (5) (a);
delete the material beginning with “makes" and ending with “impounded." on line 20 and substitute “reasonable costs of impounding the vehicle, including towing or other transportation costs and storage costs.”.
andto create 349.01 (2) (m) and 349.115 of the statutes;
2.
relating to:
Page 2, line 22:
impoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offenses.
delete the material beginning with “prior" and ending with “impounded." on line 24 and substitute “amount required under the ordinance.”.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under this bill, a political subdivision may enact an ordinance authorizing law enforcement officers to impound vehicles used in reckless driving offenses when the person cited for reckless driving is the owner of the vehicle and has a prior reckless driving conviction for which a forfeiture was imposed that has not been fully paid.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION 1.
349.01 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 349.01 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:
349.01 (2) (intro.) In this chapter, “chauffeur" (b) “Chauffeur” means a person employed full time or on a regular basis, including leased drivers, for the principal purpose of operating a motor vehicle.
- 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2168/1 EVM:cjs SENATE BILL 92 SECTION 2 SECTION 2.
349.01 (2) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
349.01 (2) (m) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.
SECTION 3.
349.025 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 4.
349.03 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
349.03 (5) (a) Notwithstanding sub.
(1), a political subdivision, as defined in s.
349.025 (1) (b), may enter into a written agreement with the owner of a private road or driveway within a manufactured and mobile home community, as defined in s.
66.0435 (1) (cg), that is located within the boundaries of the political subdivision to enforce traffic regulations under ch.
346, or local ordinances in conformity with these regulations, on the private road or driveway.
SECTION 5.
349.115 of the statutes is created to read:
349.115 Authority to impound vehicles.
(1) A political subdivision may, by ordinance, authorize a law enforcement officer to impound any vehicle used in the commission of a violation of s.
346.62 or a local ordinance in strict conformity with s.
346.62 at the time of issuing a citation for the offense if the person cited is the owner of the vehicle and the person has a prior conviction for a violation of s.
346.62 or a local ordinance in strict conformity with s.
346.62 for which a forfeiture was imposed that has not been fully paid.
The ordinance may provide for impoundment of the vehicle until the person fully pays the prior forfeiture amount and makes a deposit under s.
345.26 for the citation for which the vehicle was impounded.
(2) A political subdivision shall return to its owner a vehicle impounded under sub.
(1) upon payment of the prior forfeiture amount described in sub.
(1) and the making of a deposit under s.
345.26 for the citation for which the vehicle was impounded.
LRB-2168/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - EVM:cjs SECTION 5 SENATE BILL 92 (3) A political subdivision that has impounded a vehicle under sub.
(1) may dispose of the vehicle by following the same procedure as provided for disposing of an abandoned vehicle under s.
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342.40 if the impounded vehicle remains unclaimed for more than 90 days after the disposition of the citation for which the vehicle was impounded.
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Action History

  1. Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor

  2. Published 4-4-2023

  3. Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 1

  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2023 by directive of the Majority Leader

  5. Report correctly enrolled

  6. Received from Assembly concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 85, Noes 12

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  13. Read

  14. Received from Senate

  15. Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 30, Noes 1

  17. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  18. Ordered to a third reading

  19. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Read a second time

  21. Placed on calendar 3-22-2023 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 1

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

  25. Executive action taken

  26. Senator Hutton added as a coauthor

  27. Senator Testin added as a coauthor

  28. Public hearing held

  29. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Nass

  30. Representative Brandtjen added as a cosponsor

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

  32. Introduced by Senators Nass, L. Johnson, Ballweg, Jacque and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Knodl, Allen, Baldeh, Binsfeld, Duchow, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Kurtz, Maxey, Murphy, Myers, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Rettinger, Steffen and Wichgers

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5 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (5)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (127)

127 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 85 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 43000
Democrat 141000
Unaffiliated 28200
Total 851200
% of votes cast 88%12%0%0%
How each member voted (97)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Yea
BINSFELD — Yea
BODDEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONLEY — Yea
CONSIDINE — Yea
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MICHALSKI — Yea
MYERS — Yea
OHNSTAD — Yea
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
RETTINGER — Yea
RIEMER — Yea
ROZAR — Yea
SAPIK — Yea
SCHMIDT — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SCHUTT — Yea
SHANKLAND — Yea
SHELTON — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
ANDERSON, J — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 30 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 17001
Democrat 8100
Total 30101
% of votes cast 94%3%0%3%
How each member voted (32)
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 Nay
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 Not Voting
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris 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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Who sponsors SB 92?
SB 92 is sponsored by Nass, Steve (Republican), Johnson, LaTonya (Democrat), Ballweg, Jacque, André (Republican), and Taylor.
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