Assembly Bill 376
Restitution for misappropriation from a cemetery of certain objects that relate to a veteran
Topics: Cemetery, Court, Crime victim, Veteran
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 5, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Aug 18, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 29, 2009
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 19, 2010
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 105
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 9, 2010: “Published 2-18-2010.”
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a court generally must order a person who is convicted of a crime to pay restitution to any victim of the crime unless the court finds substantial reason not to order restitution. This bill specifies that a court must require a person who is convicted of misappropriating, from a cemetery, an object that indicates that a deceased was a veteran, to reimburse the cost of replacing the object.
Who's behind it
27 lawmakers are its . 13 are Democrats and 13 are Republicans. 1 has no party on record.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (27)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Brett Davis · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
- Shilling
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Terry Van Akkeren · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (11)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · 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 Corrections and the Courts, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Dec 2, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence 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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Feb 9, 2010
The new law was published.
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Feb 5, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 105.
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Feb 3, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 19, 2010
The Senate passed it too.
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Jan 19, 2010
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Dec 2, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Nov 10, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 3, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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Oct 29, 2009
The Senate received it.
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Oct 29, 2009
The Assembly passed 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, 12 to 0.
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Sep 23, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 18, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts.
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Aug 18, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 18, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Turner, Davis, Brooks, Berceau, Shilling, Mason, Hilgenberg, Pope-Roberts, Nass, Kaufert, Gundrum, Zepnick, Lothian, Townsend, Gunderson, Murtha, Steinbrink, Hintz, Hebl, A. Ott, Zigmunt, Nerison, Vruwink, Schneider, Petrowski, Spanbauer and Van Akkeren;Cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Kedzie, Lassa, Darling, Erpenbach, Wirch, Schultz, Olsen, Coggs and Taylor
- Aug 18, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts
- Sep 23, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Corrections and the Courts, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-29-2009 by committee on Rules
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 29, 2009 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Nov 3, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- Nov 10, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Dec 1, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Dec 2, 2009 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Dec 2, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 14, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-19-2010 by committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 19, 2010 · Senate
Senator Vinehout added as a cosponsor
- Jan 19, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 19, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 19, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 19, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 19, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 2-2-2010
- Feb 5, 2010 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 2-4-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 105
- Feb 9, 2010 · Assembly
Published 2-18-2010.
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote