Assembly Bill 246
Resisting officer while armed with or threatening to use a dangerous weapon
Topics: Crime and criminals, Crime and criminals: Felony, Firearms and dangerous weapons
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Nov 1, 2011, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 7, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 1, 2011
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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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
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, an individual is guilty of a Class I felony if he or she, through action or threat, resists arrest while armed with or threatening to use a weapon and while retreating or remaining in a building or place. Under this bill, an individual is guilty of a Class I felony if he or she, through action or threat, resists arrest while armed with or threatening to use a weapon. A person who is convicted of a Class I felony may be fined not more than $10,000, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of up to three years and six months, or both.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . 7 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
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Authors (9)
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 25, 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 9, 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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Nov 2, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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Nov 2, 2011
The Senate received it.
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Nov 1, 2011
The Assembly passed it.
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Oct 25, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 25, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Oct 6, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 7, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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Sep 7, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 7, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Krug, Jacque, Bernard Schaber, Brooks, Endsley, Kerkman, Ripp, Spanbauer and Zepnick
- Sep 7, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
- Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 27, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-1-2011 by committee on Rules
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 2, 2011 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Nov 2, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs
- 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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote