Senate Bill 467
Using an electronic signature on a criminal complaint
Topics: Court: Procedure, Data processing
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 16, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 22, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 25, 2010
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Mar 4, 2010
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 184
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 19, 2010: “Published 3-29-2010”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a criminal prosecution is begun when a criminal complaint is filed with a court. The complaint is a written statement of the essential facts constituting the offense charged. The person who provides the information contained in the complaint swears to the truth of the information before the district attorney or a judge.
Current law allows the person to swear to the truth of the statement in the complaint by telephone contact with the district attorney or judge if the person signs the statement, sends the original signed statement to the district attorney or judge, and sends a copy of the signed statement to the district attorney or judge via a facsimile machine. Subsequently, if the complaint is filed, both the original and the facsimile copy of the signed statement are filed with the court.
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Under this bill, a person may swear to the truth of the statement by telephone contact with a district attorney or judge and may transmit a copy of the statement electronically, accompanied by an electronic signature, to the district attorney or judge. Under the bill, a statement that has been signed and transmitted electronically may be incorporated into a complaint that is filed with the court electronically or in paper form.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 22, 2010
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 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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Mar 19, 2010
The new law was published.
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Mar 16, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 184.
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Mar 11, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 4, 2010
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 26, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 26, 2010
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 25, 2010
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 22, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 4, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 2, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 25, 2010
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jan 22, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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Jan 22, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 22, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jauch, Lehman, Taylor and Schultz;Cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Turner, Pope-Roberts, Molepske Jr., Van Roy, Kerkman, Townsend, Bies, A. Ott, Ripp and Kaufert
- Jan 22, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- Jan 25, 2010 · Senate
Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor
- Feb 2, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 4, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 18, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 22, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 22, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 23, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-25-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 25, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 25, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 25, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 25, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 25, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-4-2010 by committee on Rules
- Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 5, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 9, 2010 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 3-9-2010
- Mar 11, 2010 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-11-2010
- Mar 16, 2010 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-15-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 184
- Mar 19, 2010 · Senate
Published 3-29-2010
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote