Assembly Bill 280
Seizure of a computer used to commit a crime and providing a penalty
Topics: Data processing: Criminal acts and law enforcement, Forfeiture, Police
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Nov 3, 2009, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 21, 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, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the state or a local law enforcement agency may acquire certain property involved in the commission of crime through a forfeiture proceeding, which is generally initiated after the end of the criminal case to which it relates. The forfeiture law applies to all property directly or indirectly derived from the commission of a crime. It also covers certain other property related to the commission of a crime, including: 1) an illegal controlled substance and equipment used in committing a crime relating to a controlled substance; 2) a vehicle used to transport property used or received in committing a felony; 3) a vehicle used in committing a crime relating to prostitution; 4) property used in committing a stalking offense or a criminal violation of a domestic abuse, child abuse, or harassment restraining order or injunction; and 5) pirated, bootlegged, and counterfeit recordings and any equipment used to make them. Current law also permits the state or a local law enforcement agency to retain contraband that it has seized, which includes machines or materials (including computers) that are used to create other contraband items.
Under this bill, a computer that is used, with the knowledge and consent of its owner, in the commission of a crime is subject to forfeiture, regardless of whether it is contraband. If a computer is forfeited under the bill, the law enforcement agency that seized it may retain it for its own use, donate it to a nonprofit organization or another government agency, or sell it and, in general, retain 50 percent of the proceeds of the sale (with the remainder being deposited in the school fund).
Who's behind it
8 representatives are its . 6 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Terry Van Akkeren · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, 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 on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Sep 4, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to adoption recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. 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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Nov 9, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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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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Sep 17, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 17, 2009
“Placed at the foot of the calendar of 9-17-2009” (the official wording)
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Sep 4, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 4, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 1.
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Aug 20, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 17, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 1, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 21, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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May 21, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 21, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Van Akkeren, Kerkman, Staskunas, Townsend, Spanbauer, Gunderson, Suder, Bies and LeMahieu;Cosponsored by Senators Leibham and Olsen
- May 21, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice
- Jun 1, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 1, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 17, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 20, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 3, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Sep 3, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Criminal Justice
- Sep 4, 2009 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to adoption recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Sep 4, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 8, Noes 1
- Sep 4, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Sep 15, 2009 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 9-17-2009 by committee on Rules
- Sep 17, 2009 · Assembly
Placed at the foot of the calendar of 9-17-2009
- Sep 17, 2009 · Assembly
Withdrawn from calendar and referred to committee on Rules
- Sep 17, 2009 · Assembly
Representative Townsend withdrawn as a coauthor
- Sep 17, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representatives Van Akkeren and Bies
- Oct 21, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Van Akkeren and Bies
- 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 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 9, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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