Assembly Bill 354
Statute of limitations for intentional torts
Topics: Court: Procedure
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
Jul 28, 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
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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
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, generally, if a person is injured as a result of the negligence of another, the person has three years after the injury to bring an action against the negligent person. However, if the injury was the result of an intentional tort, such as liable, slander, assault, or battery, the injured person must bring the action within two years after the injury.
This bill increases the time limit for bringing an action for an intentional tort from two years to three years.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . 10 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Pedro Colon · Democrat, Assembly
- David Cullen · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Sullivan · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 4 · Sep 16, 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 Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 4”. 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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Sep 16, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 16, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 4.
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Aug 25, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jul 28, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
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Jul 28, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 28, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Roys, Berceau, Townsend, Smith, A. Williams, Murtha, Cullen, J. Ott, Richards, Colon, Spanbauer, Kessler, Mason and Jorgensen;Cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Taylor, Wirch, Grothman, Plale, Lassa, Risser, Hansen and Coggs
- Jul 28, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics
- Aug 25, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 9, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 4
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 13, 2010 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-19-2010 by committee on Rules
- Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly
Representative J. Ott withdrawn as a coauthor
- Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly
Representative Murtha withdrawn as a coauthor
- Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote