Bill Sponsor
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 561
Session 2025
Relating to: owner liability for illegally passing a school bus and providing a penalty.
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Passed Assembly on Feb 18, 2026
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Bill Number
561
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2025
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Assembly Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 3, 2026
Motion Text
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0
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Actions (18)
02/20/2026
Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government
02/19/2026
Senate
Received from Assembly
02/18/2026
Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
02/18/2026
Assembly
Read a third time and passed
02/18/2026
Assembly
Rules suspended
02/18/2026
Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
02/18/2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
02/18/2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kaufert
02/18/2026
Assembly
Read a second time
02/17/2026
Assembly
Made a special order of business at 1:20 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
02/16/2026
Assembly
Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Miresse added as coauthors
02/13/2026
Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
02/03/2026
Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
02/03/2026
Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0
02/03/2026
Assembly
Executive action taken
12/03/2025
Assembly
Public hearing held
10/15/2025
Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
10/15/2025
Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kaufert, Maxey, Penterman, Gundrum, Sinicki, Palmeri, Goeben, Goodwin, Knodl, Dittrich, Murphy, Kreibich, Melotik and Behnke; cosponsored by Senator Hutton
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Record Created
Nov 7, 2025 6:55:34 PM
Record Updated
Mar 6, 2026 2:19:54 PM