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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 85

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theft of certain services and providing a penalty.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 retail theft. A person who steals from a merchant is

subject to penalties that vary according to the value of the merchandise that was

stolen. Retail theft is a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the merchandise does

not exceed $2,500, a Class I felony if the value of the merchandise exceeds $2,500 but

does not exceed $5,000, a Class H felony if the value of the merchandise exceeds

$5,000 but does not exceed $10,000, and a Class G felony if the value of the

merchandise exceeds $10,000.

This bill defines "merchandise" to include a service provided by a "service

provider." A "service provider" is a merchant who provides service to a retail

customer without a written contract with the expectation that the customer will pay

for the service upon completion of the service.

Under the bill, a person who obtains a service and who intentionally fails or

refuses to pay for the service is guilty of retail theft and subject to the same penalties

as under current law.

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Galloway (R) , Holperin (D) , Lasee (R) , Leibham (R) , Olsen (R) , Schultz (R) , Zipperer (R)

16 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Brooks (R) , Clark (D) , Farrow (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kestell (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knilans (R) , Petersen (R) , Pridemore (R) , Rivard (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Strachota (R) , Ziegelbauer (I)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 5, 2011 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. May 3, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Zipperer, Galloway, Holperin, Lasee, Leibham, Olsen and Schultz;Cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Farrow, Kaufert, Bernier, Brooks, Clark, Kestell, Knilans, A. Ott, Petersen, Pridemore, Rivard, Spanbauer, Strachota and Ziegelbauer

  2. May 3, 2011 · Senate

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

  3. May 4, 2011 · Senate

    Representative Ballweg added as a cosponsor

  4. May 24, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 3, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Zipperer

  6. Oct 4, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 5, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Oct 5, 2011 · Senate

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

  9. Oct 5, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Oct 19, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-20-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  13. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Oct 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-1-2011 by committee on Rules

  20. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:04 A.M. on 11-03-2011 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 18

  21. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Nov 4, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Nov 7, 2011 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-7-2011

  28. Dec 6, 2011 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 12-5-2011

  29. Dec 8, 2011 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-7-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 110

  30. Dec 12, 2011 · Senate

    Published 12-20-2011