| 1 | | - | Date of enactment: March 21, 2024 |
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| 2 | | - | 2023 Senate Bill 313 Date of publication*: March 22, 2024 |
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| 3 | | - | 2023 WISCONSIN ACT 154 |
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| 4 | | - | AN ACT to amend 346.49 (2); and to create 343.32 (2) (bL) and 346.49 (2g) of the statutes; relating to: increased |
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| 5 | | - | penalties for failing to stop for a school bus. |
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| 6 | | - | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in |
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| 7 | | - | senate and assembly, do enact as follows: |
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| 8 | | - | SECTION 1. 343.32 (2) (bL) of the statutes is created |
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| 9 | | - | to read: |
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| 10 | | - | 343.32 (2) (bL) The scale adopted by the secretary |
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| 11 | | - | shall assess, for each conviction, 4 demerit points for a |
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| 12 | | - | violation of s. 346.48. |
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| 13 | | - | SECTION 2. 346.49 (2) of the statutes is amended to |
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| 14 | | - | read: |
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| 15 | | - | 346.49 (2) Any person violating s. 346.455 or 346.48 |
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| 16 | | - | may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than |
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| 17 | | - | $300. |
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| 18 | | - | SECTION 3. 346.49 (2g) of the statutes is created to |
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| 19 | | - | read: |
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| 20 | | - | 346.49 (2g) Any person violating s. 346.48 may be |
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| 21 | | - | required to forfeit not less than $500 nor more than |
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| 22 | | - | $1,000. |
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| 3 | + | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | + | 2023 SENATE BILL 313 |
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| 5 | + | May 24, 2023 - Introduced by Senators JAMES, BALLWEG and MARKLEIN, |
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| 6 | + | cosponsored by Representatives PENTERMAN, S. JOHNSON, ALLEN, C. ANDERSON, |
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| 7 | + | ARMSTRONG, BEHNKE, BODDEN, CONLEY, DITTRICH, GOEBEN, GUNDRUM, |
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| 8 | + | KITCHENS, KURTZ, MOSES, MURPHY, OLDENBURG, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, |
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| 9 | + | RETTINGER, SCHMIDT, SPIROS, STUBBS and BROOKS. Referred to Committee on |
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| 10 | + | Judiciary and Public Safety. |
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| 11 | + | AN ACT to amend 346.49 (2); and to create 343.32 (2) (bL) and 346.49 (2g) of the |
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| 12 | + | statutes; relating to: increased penalties for failing to stop for a school bus. |
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| 13 | + | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 14 | + | This bill increases the penalties for failing to stop for a school bus that is stopped |
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| 15 | + | and displaying flashing red lights. |
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| 16 | + | Current law requires motorists approaching a school bus stopped on a public |
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| 17 | + | road and displaying flashing red lights to stop at least 20 feet from the bus and to |
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| 18 | + | remain stopped until the bus resumes motion or the flashing red warning lights are |
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| 19 | + | turned off. A motorist who violates this requirement may be required to forfeit $30 |
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| 20 | + | to $300. The bill increases the penalty to a forfeiture of $300 to $1,000. |
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| 21 | + | Under current law, DOT may adopt, by rule, a demerit point system for |
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| 22 | + | determining when to suspend a person's operating privilege for repeatedly violating |
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| 23 | + | traffic laws. Under this system, DOT may assess demerit points against the driving |
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| 24 | + | record of a person convicted of violations of certain traffic laws. The bill requires DOT |
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| 25 | + | to assess three demerit points against the driving record of a vehicle operator who |
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| 26 | + | violates the requirement to stop for a school bus. |
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| 27 | + | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 28 | + | enact as follows: |
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| 29 | + | SECTION 1. 343.32 (2) (bL) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 34 | + | SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 313 |
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| 35 | + | 343.32 (2) (bL) The scale adopted by the secretary shall assess, for each |
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| 36 | + | conviction, 3 demerit points for a violation of s. 346.48. |
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| 37 | + | SECTION 2. 346.49 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 38 | + | 346.49 (2) Any person violating s. 346.455 or 346.48 may be required to forfeit |
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| 39 | + | not less than $30 nor more than $300. |
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| 40 | + | SECTION 3. 346.49 (2g) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 41 | + | 346.49 (2g) Any person violating s. 346.48 may be required to forfeit not less |
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| 42 | + | than $300 nor more than $1,000. |
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