Assembly Bill 889
Causing a caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information and providing a penalty
Topics: District attorney, Fraud, Telephone
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
Mar 23, 2010
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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 Consumer Protection. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits a person from causing a caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, if the person acts with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value.
The bill exempts the official activities of law enforcement or regulatory agents.
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Under the bill, the prohibition is enforced by a district attorney. A person who violates the prohibition is subject to a forfeiture of $1,000 to $10,000 for each violation.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Terry Van Akkeren · Democrat, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 23, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.
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Mar 23, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 23, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Honadel, Van Akkeren, Kestell, Knodl, Turner and Vos;Cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Kreitlow, Kedzie and Taylor
- Mar 23, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Consumer Protection
- 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
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