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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 217

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impersonating certain officials and providing a penalty.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law prohibits a person from impersonating a peace officer. A person

who violates this prohibition intending to mislead others into believing he or she is

a peace officer is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of up to $10,000 or

imprisonment for no more than nine months or both. A person who violates this

provision to commit or aid or abet the commission of a crime is guilty of a felony and

is subject to a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment of up to six years or both. In

addition, any vehicle used in the violation of the prohibition is subject to seizure and

forfeiture proceedings. This bill creates parallel provisions for impersonating a fire

fighter, an emergency medical technician, or a first responder.

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kleefisch (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Molepske Jr (D) , Nygren (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Strachota (R) , Stroebel (R)

7 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Lazich (R) , Leibham (R) , Olsen (R) , Schultz (R) , Taylor (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

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

Passed 8–0 Oct 7, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 28, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Aug 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bies, Brooks, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kleefisch, LeMahieu, Molepske Jr, Nygren, A. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Spanbauer, Strachota and Stroebel;Cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Carpenter, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Schultz and Taylor

  2. Aug 11, 2011 · Assembly

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

  3. Aug 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Aug 23, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Sep 22, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly

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

  9. Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

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

  11. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Oct 26, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Oct 26, 2011 · Senate

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

  18. Feb 22, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Feb 23, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  20. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  22. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Mar 5, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Mar 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  31. Apr 5, 2012 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012

  32. Apr 10, 2012 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 276

  33. Apr 12, 2012 · Assembly

    Published 4-23-2012