2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 561

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.

Status: S - Available for Scheduling

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
3/23/2026 Sen.Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1841
3/12/2026 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0783
2/3/2026 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0522

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/15/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Kaufert, Maxey, Penterman, Gundrum, Sinicki, Palmeri, Goeben, Goodwin, Knodl, Dittrich, Murphy, Kreibich, Melotik and Behnke;
cosponsored by Senator Hutton
313
10/15/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation313
12/3/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
2/3/2026 Asm.Executive action taken 
2/3/2026 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0522
2/3/2026 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules522
2/13/2026 Asm.Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 
2/16/2026 Asm.Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Miresse added as coauthors579
2/17/2026 Asm.Made a special order of business at 1:20 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13595
2/18/2026 Asm.Read a second time605
2/18/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kaufert605
2/18/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted605
2/18/2026 Asm.Ordered to a third reading605
2/18/2026 Asm.Rules suspended605
2/18/2026 Asm.Read a third time and passed605
2/18/2026 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged605
2/19/2026 Sen.Received from Assembly735
2/20/2026 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government738
3/12/2026 Sen.Executive action taken 
3/12/2026 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0783
3/12/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
3/23/2026 Sen.Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1841
 
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