Assembly Bill 22
The duty of care owed to trespassers
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 18, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 13, 2011: “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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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
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.
This bill sets forth limits on the civil liability of private property owners to trespassers. Under the bill, a private property owner, including a lawful tenant or other occupant of private property, owes no duty of care to a trespasser on his or her property and may not be found liable for an act or omission relating to a condition on his or her property that causes injury or death to a trespasser, except under certain circumstances. The bill defines a trespasser as anyone who enters onto private property without the express or implied consent of the property owner and sets forth criteria for determining whether the owner gave implied consent to enter onto the property.
Under the bill, a private property owner may be liable for injuries that he or she intentionally causes to a trespasser, unless the private property owner was acting reasonably in self-defense or in the defense of another.
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Under the bill, a private property owner may, under certain circumstances, be liable for injuries to a trespasser who is a child. Liability may attach if the child was injured because of an artificial condition on the property that the owner knew or should have known was unreasonably dangerous and knew or should have known a child was likely to trespass near and if other factors indicate that the owner acted unreasonably in failing to prevent harm to the child.
Who's behind it
4 lawmakers are its . 4 have no party on record.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Committee on Assembly Organization
- Representative Kuglitsch
- Senator Galloway
- by request of Governor Scott Walker
Signed on in support (5)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Williams, Farrow and August
- Rich Zipperer · Republican, Senate
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.
Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 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 Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 7, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 13, 2011
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 1, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 1.
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Oct 25, 2011
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 21, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 18, 2011
4 more representatives and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Oct 18, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
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Oct 18, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Representative Kuglitsch, and Senator Galloway
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Kuglitsch added as a coauthor
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Senator Galloway added as a cosponsor
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Representatives Williams, Farrow and August added as coauthors
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Senator Zipperer added as a cosponsor
- Oct 21, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Jacque added as a coauthor
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Kuglitsch
- Oct 27, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 7, Noes 1
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 7, Noes 1
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to Calendar 11-3-2011 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Dec 13, 2011 · Assembly
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote