Assembly Bill 627
Admissibility of a digitally produced photograph, film, motion picture, audio, or video and providing a penalty
Topics: Amusement, Court: Procedure, Crime and criminals, Data processing, Evidence, Fraud, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Police
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Dec 18, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 sat with the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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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
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.
Under current law, if properly authenticated as being a true representation of the image in the photograph or motion picture, an original of a photograph or motion picture may be admitted into evidence to prove the content of the photograph or motion picture. This bill allows the introduction, in a criminal prosecution, of a digital representation of a photograph, film, motion picture, audio, or video that was created by a law enforcement agent for purposes of proving the content of that digital representation only if that content has not been altered and is in a format that includes bits representing a watermark scattered within the file in such a way that they cannot be identified or manipulated and that shows that the digital representation has not been altered from its original representation. Digital representation, as defined in the bill, means any recording or image of a person, place, document, sound, or event that is created or stored by data in the form of numerical digits.
The bill creates a Class A misdemeanor for altering a digital representation with the intent to falsify its contents or for requesting the admission into evidence of a digital representation to prove the contents of that representation if the person knew those contents had been altered.
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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
2 representatives are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
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Authors (2)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
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.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 12, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 4, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 26, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 6, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 4, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 18, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Dec 18, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly
- Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice
- Jan 4, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 6, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 4, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Schneider
- Feb 4, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 12, 2010 · 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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate