Assembly Bill 269
Causing injury to a law enforcement officer while resisting or obstructing an officer or while attempting to flee and providing a penalty
Topics: Crime and criminals: Battery, Crime and criminals: Felony, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Police
Became law
The governor signed it on May 7, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 19, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 3, 2009
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Apr 15, 2010
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 251
Latest entry in the official record, May 10, 2010: “Published 5-21-2010”
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Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a person who intentionally resists or obstructs a law enforcement officer is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, and a person who intentionally causes bodily harm to a law enforcement officer is guilty of a Class H felony. Under this bill, a person who causes bodily harm to a law enforcement officer while the person is resisting, obstructing, fleeing from, or attempting to flee from, a law enforcement officer is guilty of a Class H felony.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to result if the bill is enacted.
Who's behind it
18 lawmakers are its . 12 are Democrats and 6 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (18)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristen Dexter · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Kapanke · Republican, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Jim Sullivan · 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 were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 1 · Oct 9, 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 9, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 22, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 10, 2010
The new law was published.
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May 7, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 251.
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May 4, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Apr 15, 2010
“Action ordered immediately messaged” (the official wording)
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Apr 15, 2010
The Assembly adopted it.
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Apr 15, 2010
The Senate passed it too.
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Apr 15, 2010
The Senate adopted it.
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Feb 22, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 22, 2010
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Feb 4, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 9, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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Nov 5, 2009
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 4, 2009
The Senate received it.
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Nov 3, 2009
The Assembly passed it.
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Nov 3, 2009
The Assembly adopted it.
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Oct 9, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 9, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 1.
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Aug 25, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 20, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 19, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 19, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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May 19, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 19, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Danou, Milroy, Brooks, Kerkman, Bies, Sinicki, Kaufert, Jorgensen, Townsend, Zigmunt, Smith, Berceau, Soletski, Hraychuck, Pasch, Zepnick, Dexter, Clark and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Kreitlow, Plale, Carpenter, Kapanke and Schultz
- May 19, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice
- May 19, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 19, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 19, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 20, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Aug 25, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly
Representative Pasch withdrawn as a coauthor
- Oct 1, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 9, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 9, Noes 1
- Oct 9, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-3-2009 by committee on Rules
- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Danou, Milroy, Turner and Van Akkeren
- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted
- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 4, 2009 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Representative Barca added as a coauthor
- Nov 9, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- Feb 4, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 17, 2010 · Senate
- Feb 18, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 22, 2010 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 22, 2010 · Senate
Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 22, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 14, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-15-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 15, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 15, 2010 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 adopted
- Apr 15, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 15, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Apr 15, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in as amended
- Apr 15, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Senate amendment 1 concurred in
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Action ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- May 4, 2010 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 5-4-2010
- May 7, 2010 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 5-7-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 251
- May 10, 2010 · Assembly
Published 5-21-2010
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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