WisconsinAB5612025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to renumber and amend 346.485 (2); to amend 346.485 (3) and 346.49 (3); to repeal and recreate 346.485 (4); to create 121.52 (6), 346.485 (2) (bm) and 346.49 (3m) of the statutes; Relating to: owner liability for illegally passing a school bus and providing a penalty.

Sponsored By: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), William Penterman (Republican), Christine Sinicki (Democratic)

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ForfeitureMotor vehicle -- RegulationSchool -- AdministrationSchool -- Conveyance of pupil

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Elijah Behnke

    Republican • House

  • Barbara Dittrich

    Republican • House

  • Joy Goeben

    Republican • House

  • Russell Goodwin

    Democratic • House

  • Rick Gundrum

    Republican • House

  • Dean Kaufert

    Republican • House

  • Daniel Knodl

    Republican • House

  • Rob Kreibich

    Republican • House

  • Dave Maxey

    Republican • House

  • Paul Melotik

    Republican • House

  • David Murphy

    Republican • House

  • Lori Palmeri

    Democratic • House

  • William Penterman

    Republican • House

  • Christine Sinicki

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Rob Hutton

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026Senate
  2. Available for scheduling

    3/12/2026Senate
  3. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    3/12/2026Senate
  4. Executive action taken

    3/12/2026Senate
  5. Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government

    2/20/2026Senate
  6. Received from Assembly

    2/19/2026Senate
  7. Ordered immediately messaged

    2/18/2026House
  8. Read a third time and passed

    2/18/2026House
  9. Rules suspended

    2/18/2026House
  10. Ordered to a third reading

    2/18/2026House
  11. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    2/18/2026House
  12. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kaufert

    2/18/2026House
  13. Read a second time

    2/18/2026House
  14. Made a special order of business at 1:20 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13

    2/17/2026House
  15. Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Miresse added as coauthors

    2/16/2026House
  16. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

    2/13/2026House
  17. Referred to committee on Rules

    2/3/2026House
  18. Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    2/3/2026House
  19. Executive action taken

    2/3/2026House
  20. Public hearing held

    12/3/2025House
  21. Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

    10/15/2025House
  22. Introduced by Representatives Kaufert, Maxey, Penterman, Gundrum, Sinicki, Palmeri, Goeben, Goodwin, Knodl, Dittrich, Murphy, Kreibich, Melotik and Behnke; cosponsored by Senator Hutton

    10/15/2025House

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