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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 212

Throwing or expelling a bodily substance at a public safety worker and providing a penalty

Topics: Crime and criminals: Battery, Crime and criminals: Felony, Fire department, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Medical service, Police

Became law

The governor signed it on Nov 18, 2011. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 2, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Oct 25, 2011

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 29 to 3

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2011 Wisconsin Act 72

Latest entry in the official record, Nov 21, 2011: “Published 12-1-2011”

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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, any person who throws or expels a bodily substance, such as blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, or feces, at an emergency medical technician, a first responder, a law enforcement officer, a fire fighter, or a person operating or staffing an ambulance (public safety worker) is guilty of a Class I felony if the person intends that the substance come into contact with the public safety worker and intends to cause bodily harm to the public safety worker. This bill eliminates the element that the person intend to cause bodily harm to the public safety worker.

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

18 lawmakers are its ⁠. 14 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 24 names

Authors (18)

Signed on in support (6)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections vote to recommend it

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 passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Labor vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 1 · Nov 1, 2011

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 Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Nov 1, 2011

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

Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 29 to 3 · Nov 2, 2011 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Nov 21, 2011

    The new law was published.

  2. Nov 18, 2011

    The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 72.

  3. Nov 15, 2011

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 2, 2011

    The Senate passed it too, 29 to 3.

  5. Nov 1, 2011

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Nov 1, 2011

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  7. Nov 1, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.

  8. Nov 1, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  9. Oct 26, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.

  10. Oct 26, 2011

    The Senate received it.

  11. Oct 25, 2011

    The Assembly passed it.

  12. Oct 7, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Oct 7, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  14. Sep 22, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Aug 22, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Aug 9, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  17. Aug 2, 2011

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  18. Aug 2, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.

  19. Aug 2, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Honadel, Zepnick, Bies, Brooks, Turner, Kerkman, Spanbauer, Petersen, Marklein, A. Ott, Ripp, Sinicki, Ballweg, Endsley, Steinbrink, Strachota, Mursau and Stroebel;Cosponsored by Senators Darling, Kedzie, Lassa, Wanggaard and Schultz

  2. Aug 2, 2011 · Assembly

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

  3. Aug 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Jacque added as a coauthor

  4. Aug 9, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Aug 9, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Aug 9, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Aug 22, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Sep 22, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  9. Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  11. Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 by committee on Rules

  13. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Oct 26, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Oct 26, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs

  20. Nov 1, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Nov 1, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Nov 1, 2011 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  23. Nov 1, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Nov 1, 2011 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  25. Nov 1, 2011 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  26. Nov 1, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-2-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  30. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 3

  31. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Nov 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  34. Nov 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 11-15-2011

  35. Nov 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-16-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 72

  36. Nov 21, 2011 · Assembly

    Published 12-1-2011

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

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