Assembly Bill 164
Soft tissue injury to a law enforcement officer when resisting or obstructing arrest
Topics: Crime and criminals, Damage (personal injury), Police
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 31, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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, while knowingly resisting or obstructing a law enforcement officer, causes substantial bodily harm to a law enforcement officer is guilty of a felony. "Substantial bodily harm" means a bodily injury that causes a laceration that requires stitches, staples, or a tissue adhesive; any fracture of a bone;
a broken nose; a burn; a petechia; a temporary loss of consciousness, sight, or hearing; a concussion; or a loss or fracture of a tooth. This bill adds a soft tissue injury to the list of injuries that would result in the commission of a felony.
Who's behind it
9 representatives are its . 7 are Republicans, 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Independent.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
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 was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 to 0 · Oct 7, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 7, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 7, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Sep 8, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 31, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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May 31, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 31, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Endsley, Ziegelbauer, Brooks, Kaufert, Kerkman, Spanbauer, Steineke, Zepnick and LeMahieu;Cosponsored by Senators Leibham and Wanggaard
- May 31, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
- Sep 8, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Endsley
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Endsley
- Oct 5, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Hebl
- Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 by committee on Rules
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote