Assembly Bill 213
Battery to family member of a public officer, harassment of a legislator or his or her family, and providing penalties. (FE)
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
May 17, 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 Criminal Justice. 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.
Under current law, an individual who intentionally causes bodily harm to a public officer in order to influence the action of the public officer or as a result of any action the public officer took (battery to a public officer) is guilty of a Class I felony.
Under this bill, battery to a public officer would include intentionally causing bodily harm to a family member of a public officer in order to influence the action of the public officer or as a result of any action the public officer took. Also, under this bill, an individual who, with the intention of harassing or intimidating a legislator or a member of his or family, either due to an official action of a legislator or with the intention of influencing an official action, strikes, shoves, or kicks the legislator or his or her family member; commits acts that harass or intimidate the legislator or his or her family member with no legitimate purpose; or remains on or within 100 yards of property that the legislator or family member owns or occupies is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. The classification of the crime increases to a Class H felony if the act is accompanied by a credible threat that places the legislator or family member in reasonable fear of death or bodily harm or if the conviction is the second or subsequent conviction, or the individual has been convicted of battery to a public officer, stalking, or harassment, and the victim is the same legislator or a family member of the same legislator.
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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.
Who's behind it
8 lawmakers are its . All 8 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, 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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May 23, 2013
1 more senator signed on in support.
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May 17, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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May 17, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 17, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bies, Bernier, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Kerkman, Nass, A. Ott and Ripp; cosponsored by Senator L. Taylor
- May 17, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice
- May 23, 2013 · Assembly
Senator Kedzie added as a cosponsor
- 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