AB 78

  • Wisconsin Assembly Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly Feb 28, 2025
  • Passed Assembly Mar 13, 2025
  • Passed Senate Oct 14, 2025
  • Became Law Oct 31, 2025

Relating to: impoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offenses. (FE)

Votes


Actions


Oct 31, 2025

Assembly

Published 11-1-2025

Assembly

Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 46

Oct 29, 2025

Assembly

Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025

Oct 15, 2025

Assembly

Report correctly enrolled on 10-15-2025

Oct 14, 2025

Senate

Ordered immediately messaged

Assembly

Action ordered immediately messaged

Assembly

Senate Amendment 1 concurred in

Assembly

Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate Amendment 1 adopted)

Senate

Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

Senate

Senate Amendment 1 adopted

Senate

Read a second time

Senate

Read a third time and concurred in as amended

Senate

Ordered to a third reading

Oct 13, 2025

Senate

Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

Senate

Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Senate

Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

Apr 15, 2025

Senate

Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

Senate

Executive action taken

Senate

Available for scheduling

Mar 24, 2025

Senate

Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

Mar 14, 2025

Senate

Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

Mar 13, 2025

Assembly

Ordered immediately messaged

Assembly

Read a third time and passed

Assembly

Rules suspended

Assembly

Ordered to a third reading

Assembly

Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

Assembly

Read a second time

Assembly

Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Donovan

Senate

Received from Assembly

Mar 11, 2025

Assembly

Executive action taken

Assembly

Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

Assembly

Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Mar 05, 2025

Assembly

Public hearing held

Feb 28, 2025

Assembly

Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Assembly

Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Rodriguez, Allen, Dittrich, Duchow, Goodwin, Gundrum, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Tomczyk

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Bill Text PDF HTML
Assembly Amendment 1 PDF HTML
Senate Amendment 1 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
2025 Senate Bill 65 HTML
Wisconsin Ethics Commission information HTML
LC Bill Hearing Materials HTML
AB78 ROCP for Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety On 4/15/2025 HTML
AB78 ROCP for Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety On 3/11/2025 HTML
AB78: Fiscal Estimate From DOT
LC Amendment Memo
2025 Wisconsin Act 46: LC Act Memo
2025 Wisconsin Act 46
Amendment Histories HTML

Sources

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