Senate Bill 177
Jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions
Topics: Children: Abuse and neglect, Court: Procedure, Interstate relations, Women
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. 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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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a court may entertain a civil action only when the court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action and over the persons who are served in the action. Jurisdiction is conferred by the U.S. Constitution, the Wisconsin Constitution, and by statute.
This bill clarifies when a court has subject matter and personal jurisdiction in certain actions for restraining orders or injunctions in cases of domestic abuse, child abuse, or harassment. Under the bill, a court has jurisdiction of the subject matter to entertain those actions regardless of whether the alleged abuse or harassment occurred within the state. Under the bill, a court has personal jurisdiction over a person who is in another state if any of the following applies:
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1. The abuse or harassment has an effect in Wisconsin.
2. A petition for a restraining order or injunction has been filed in Wisconsin and the person does not appear, respond, or file a response or motion asserting lack of jurisdiction as a defense.
3. If the petitioner or the person resides in Wisconsin or the petitioner is temporarily living in Wisconsin and the abuse or harassment has an effect in Wisconsin.
4. Jurisdiction is otherwise permitted under the U.S. Constitution or the Wisconsin Constitution.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
22 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (22)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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.
Senate Committee on Labor vote on an amendment
Passed, 4 to 1 · Jan 17, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. 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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Jan 17, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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Jan 17, 2012
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1” (the official wording)
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Sep 29, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 29, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 7, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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Sep 7, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 7, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Kedzie, Carpenter and Harsdorf;Cosponsored by Representatives Loudenbeck, Roys, Steineke, Nass, Petrowski, A. Ott, Pocan, Danou, Wynn, Brooks, Milroy, Strachota, Nygren, Kerkman, Jacque, Spanbauer, Krug, T. Larson, Kaufert, Ballweg, Van Roy and Kleefisch
- Sep 7, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs
- Sep 29, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 29, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 6, 2012 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
- Jan 10, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 17, 2012 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Jan 17, 2012 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Jan 17, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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
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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote