Assembly Bill 192
Battery to a highway construction or maintenance worker and providing a penalty
Topics: Crime and criminals: Battery, Crime and criminals: Felony, Road: Construction and repair
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 2, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a person who intentionally causes bodily harm to another without the other person's consent commits the crime of ordinary battery. A person convicted of ordinary battery is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and may be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than nine months, or both.
Current law provides more severe penalties for battery committed against certain public agents, emergency care providers, and government officials and employees, including a person operating or driving a public transit vehicle. A person who causes bodily harm to the operator or driver on a public transit vehicle is guilty of a Class I felony and may be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than three years and six months, or both.
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Under this bill, a person who causes bodily harm to a person who is working to construct, repair, or maintain a highway is guilty of a Class I felony and may be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than three years and six months, or both.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 3 · Oct 27, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 6, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 27, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 27, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 3.
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Apr 16, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 14, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 2, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Apr 2, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 2, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Vos, Kerkman, A. Ott, Turner, Zepnick and Brooks;Cosponsored by Senators Lehman and A. Lasee
- Apr 2, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice
- Apr 14, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 14, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 14, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 14, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 16, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 15, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 15, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by committee on Criminal Justice
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote