Assembly Bill 246
The use of automatic dialing announcing devices and providing a penalty
Topics: Telephone
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 30, 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
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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill regulates the use of automatic dialing announcing devices. The bill defines an "automatic dialing announcing device" as a device that dials a telephone number and disseminates, alone or in conjunction with another device, a voice message.
Under the bill, the use of an automatic dialing announcing device to call a residential telephone customer is prohibited unless the recipient has consented in writing or the person using the device obtains the customer's verbal consent using a live operator before disseminating the message. An automatic dialing announcing device must disconnect within ten seconds after a recipient terminates a call. The provisions of the bill do not apply to a call by a school to students, parents, or employees; to a call to a residential customer by a person who has a current business or personal relationship with the customer; to a call by a governmental unit to alert the recipient to a danger to health or safety; or to a call by an organization to a member of the organization.
Who's behind it
10 lawmakers are its . All 10 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Benedict · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Spencer Black · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristen Dexter · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Kim Hixson · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · 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 Consumer Protection vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 to 1 · Jan 12, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 8, Noes 1”. 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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Jan 12, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 12, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 2.
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Nov 4, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jul 29, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 30, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.
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Apr 30, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Black, Smith, Dexter, Clark, Hebl, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Benedict, A. Williams and Hixson;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Carpenter and Harsdorf
- Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Consumer Protection
- Jul 29, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 4, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Dec 7, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Black
- Dec 14, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Spanbauer
- Dec 15, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Representatives Black and Roth
- Dec 16, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 8, Noes 1
- Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 7, Noes 2
- Jan 12, 2010 · 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