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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 118

Aiding a felon and providing penalties

Topics: Crime and criminals: Felony, Evidence, Family, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Women

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Feb 21, 2012, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 5, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 21, 2012

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law prohibits a person from harboring or aiding a felon with intent to prevent the felon's apprehension. Current law also prohibits a person from destroying, altering, hiding, or disguising physical evidence or placing false evidence with intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution, or conviction of a felon. These two prohibitions, however, do not apply to the felon or to his or her spouse, parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, brothers, or sisters. A person who violates one of these prohibitions may be fined up to $10,000 or sentenced to a term of imprisonment of up to three and one-half years, or both.

This bill eliminates the exception to the second prohibition for the felon and the felon's spouse, parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, brothers, and sisters. The bill creates an exception to both prohibitions for a person if the felon has been charged with an act of domestic abuse against the person and the person may be called to testify against the felon.

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The bill also increases the violation for violating these prohibitions if the felon being aided committed: 1) a Class A, B, C, or D felony; 2) an unclassified felony that is punishable by a sentence of life imprisonment; or 3) an offense in another state that is punishable by imprisonment there for one year or more and that would, if committed in Wisconsin, be a Class A, B, C, or D felony or be punishable by a sentence of life imprisonment. A person who aids the felon who commits these offenses is guilty of a Class G felony and may be fined up to $25,000 or imprisoned for up to ten years, or both.

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

13 lawmakers are its ⁠. 11 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 17 names

Authors (13)

Signed on in support (4)

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.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 2 · Feb 14, 2012

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 5, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 76 to 18 · Feb 21, 2012 · 5 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican

Yes (76)

Didn't vote (5)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 76, Noes 18”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 2, 2012

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 14, 2012

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  3. Mar 2, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  4. Feb 28, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Feb 22, 2012

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.

  6. Feb 22, 2012

    The Senate received it.

  7. Feb 21, 2012

    The Assembly passed it, 76 to 18.

  8. Feb 21, 2012

    The Assembly adopted it.

  9. Feb 14, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Feb 14, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 1.

  11. Jun 8, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Jun 2, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. May 6, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. May 5, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.

  15. May 5, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 5, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Krusick, Bies, Ballweg, Brooks, Jacque, Knudson, A. Ott, J. Ott, Spanbauer, Strachota, Van Roy, Zepnick and Steineke;Cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Kedzie and Lassa

  2. May 5, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

  3. May 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. May 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. May 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Jun 8, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Feb 7, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Krusick

  10. Feb 9, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  12. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  13. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 by committee on Rules

  15. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  17. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 76, Noes 18

  20. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Feb 22, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  22. Feb 22, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations

  23. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  24. Mar 1, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  25. Mar 2, 2012 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  26. Mar 2, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  27. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  28. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

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

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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary