Assembly Bill 141
Notice of certain political contributions made to a judge or justice
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 15, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides that whenever an interested contributor makes a political contribution to a court of appeals, circuit, or municipal judge or supreme court justice in a pending civil or criminal action or proceeding over which the judge or justice is presiding, or to the personal campaign or authorized support committee of a judge or justice, the contributor must, within five days of the date that the contribution is made, notify the judge or justice and every party other than the interested contributor to the action or proceeding, in writing, of the fact that the contribution has been made and the date and amount of the contribution. The bill defines an "interested contributor" as a party to a pending civil or criminal action or proceeding;
an affiliate of such a party; a spouse, minor child, or minor stepchild of such a party;
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an attorney representing such a party; or the law firm, partner, or associate of such an attorney.
Currently, there is no similar requirement. However, the recipient of a political contribution, as well as any contributor that also accepts contributions, is subject to registration and periodic reporting requirements, with certain exceptions.
Violators of the reporting requirement created by the bill are subject to a forfeiture (civil penalty) of not more than $500 for each violation.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . All 13 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 15, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Apr 15, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Richards, Pasch, Wachs, Zepnick, Mason, Billings, Berceau, C. Taylor, Wright, Ohnstad, Bewley and Kahl; cosponsored by Senators Lehman and Taylor
- Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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