SB 1059 — Relating to: depositing tires on private property and providing a penalty.

- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa1212/1LRB-6317/1 MJW&CMH:ajkMJW:skw SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 1059 MarchFebruary 6,24, 2026 - OfferedIntroduced by SenatoUTTONSenator andHUTTON W, ANGGAARDcosponsored by Representative D ONOVAN .

AtReferred theto locationsCommittee indicated,on amendJudiciary theand billPublic asSafety. follows:

1.A N A CT to create 943.018 and 973.20 (4r) of the statutes;

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beforedepositing “private”tires inserton “publicprivate or”.property and providing a penalty.

2.Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, any person who deposits a tire or other large item on or along any highway, in any waters of the state, on the ice of any waters of the state, or on any other public or private property is subject to a forfeiture of up to $1,000.

PageThis 2,bill lineprovides 1:that a person who deposits four or more tires on the private property of another is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and requires a court that sentences a person who has deposited four or more tires on the private property of another to order restitution in an amount equal to the actual costs to the property owner for properly disposing of any unlawfully deposited tires.

deleteUnder “private”.current law, the penalty for a Class A misdemeanor is imprisonment for up to nine months or a fine of up to $10,000 or both.

3.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.

PageThe 2,people lineof 2:the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

beforeS “theECTION private”1. insert “public property or”.

943.018 of the statutes is created to read:

- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-6317/1 MJW:skw SENATE BILL 1059 S ECTION 1 943.018 Depositing tires on private property.

Whoever intentionally deposits 4 or more tires on the private property of another is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

SECTION 2.

973.20 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:

973.20 (4r) Notwithstanding sub.

(1r), if the defendant violated s.

943.018, the restitution order shall require that the defendant pay an amount equal to the actual cost to the property owner to properly dispose of any tires deposited.