Assembly Bill 171
Jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Jan 14, 2014, 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
Apr 25, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 14, 2014
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “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
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
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 alleged in the action could have an effect in Wisconsin.
2. The petitioner or alleged child victim resides or is living temporarily in Wisconsin.
3. Jurisdiction is otherwise permissible under the constitution of the United States or of the state of Wisconsin.
If a court has personal jurisdiction on any of the listed grounds and a respondent has been served but does not appear or file a response or motion asserting the defense of lack of personal jurisdiction, the bill requires the court to hear the action.
Who's behind it
29 lawmakers are its . 21 are Republicans and 8 are Democrats.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (29)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (14)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
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 were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote on an amendment
Passed, 6 to 0 · Dec 20, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 0 · Dec 20, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 29, 2014
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 15, 2014
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 15, 2014
The Senate received it.
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Jan 14, 2014
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 14, 2014
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 14, 2014
The Assembly adopted it.
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Jan 10, 2014
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 20, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Dec 20, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.
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Nov 7, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 25, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 25, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, Ballweg, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Billings, Born, Brooks, Endsley, Jacque, Hebl, Kerkman, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Marklein, Murphy, Mursau, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Pridemore, Richards, Ripp, Schraa, Steineke, Strachota, Tittl, Wright, Hintz and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Kedzie, Carpenter, Gudex, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Lehman, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Risser and Shilling
- Apr 25, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice
- Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Loudenbeck
- Nov 7, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Dec 12, 2013 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Dec 20, 2013 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Dec 20, 2013 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Dec 20, 2013 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- Jan 8, 2014 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-14-2014 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 10, 2014 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 10, 2014 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Kolste added as a coauthor
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 15, 2014 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 15, 2014 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 15, 2014 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 29, 2014 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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
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
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
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