Assembly Bill 541
Substitute address for a victim of domestic abuse
Topics: Postage and postal service, Secretary of State, Women
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Nov 3, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 authorizes a victim of domestic abuse (victim), or a victim's representative, to file an application with the secretary of state (secretary), on a form provided by the secretary, to use the secretary as a substitute address. The application must include an address to which the secretary must forward mail that the secretary receives on behalf of the victim, a telephone number that the secretary may use to contact the victim, and the signature of the victim or victim's representative. The secretary may charge an applicant a one-time fee of not more than $75, which the secretary may waive if the victim is indigent, and must keep a confidential record of all applications received from victims of domestic abuse. The secretary may disclose the name and address of a victim, however, with the permission of the victim or his or her representative, or if the requester is a law enforcement officer who requests the information in writing for the performance of an investigation or for serving a warrant. Use of the secretary as a substitute address is effective for no more than two years, but may be extended any number of times for up to two more years by filing another application and paying the fee, if applicable.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . 10 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican. 1 has no party on record.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- David Cullen · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Parisi · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Shilling
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 24, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 3, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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Nov 3, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Vruwink, Sinicki, Brooks, Parisi, Cullen, Pope-Roberts, Turner, Shilling, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Zepnick and Smith;Cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Holperin, Hansen and Coggs
- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security
- Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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