Senate Bill 101
Battery to a highway construction or maintenance worker and providing a penalty
Topics: Crime and criminals: Battery, Crime and criminals: Felony, Road: Construction and repair
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
Mar 3, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a person who intentionally causes bodily harm to another without the other person's consent commits the crime of ordinary battery. A person convicted of ordinary battery is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and may be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than nine months, or both.
Current law provides more severe penalties for battery committed against certain public agents, emergency care providers, and government officials and employees, including a person operating or driving a public transit vehicle. A person who causes bodily harm to the operator or driver on a public transit vehicle is guilty of a Class I felony and may be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than three years and six months, or both.
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Under this bill, a person who causes bodily harm to a person who is working to construct, repair, or maintain a highway is guilty of a Class I felony and may be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than three years and six months, or both.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
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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Apr 13, 2010
“Report of joint review committee on Criminal Penalties requested pursuant to s. 13.525 (5) Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)
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Mar 17, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 15, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 19, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 17, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 3, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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Mar 3, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 3, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lehman and A. Lasee;Cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Kerkman, A. Ott, Turner, Zepnick and Brooks
- Mar 3, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- Mar 17, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 17, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 19, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 17, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Report of joint review committee on Criminal Penalties requested pursuant to s. 13.525 (5) Wisconsin Statutes
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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