Assembly Bill 124
Theft of certain services and providing a penalty
Topics: Crime and criminals, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Trade practice
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
May 5, 2011
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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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.
Current law prohibits retail theft. A person who steals from a merchant is subject to penalties that vary according to the value of the merchandise that was stolen. Retail theft is a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the merchandise does not exceed $2,500, a Class I felony if the value of the merchandise exceeds $2,500 but does not exceed $5,000, a Class H felony if the value of the merchandise exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $10,000, and a Class G felony if the value of the merchandise exceeds $10,000.
This bill defines "merchandise" to include a service provided by a "service provider." A "service provider" is a merchant who provides service to a retail customer without a written contract with the expectation that the customer will pay for the service upon completion of the service.
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Under the bill, a person who obtains a service and who intentionally fails or refuses to pay for the service is guilty of retail theft and subject to the same penalties as under current law.
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
15 lawmakers are its . 13 are Republicans, 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Independent.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul F. Farrow · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Knilans · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Rich Zipperer · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 2, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 5, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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May 5, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 5, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Farrow, Kleefisch, Bernier, Brooks, Clark, Kaufert, Kestell, Knilans, A. Ott, Petersen, Pridemore, Rivard, Spanbauer, Strachota and Ziegelbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Zipperer, Galloway, Holperin, Lasee, Leibham, Olsen and Schultz
- May 5, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
- Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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