Assembly Bill 257
Exemption from civil liability for electric service providers
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
Jun 28, 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 Judiciary. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides an exemption from civil liability to an electric service provider (provider) for damage to an animal, an individual, or property caused by the transmission, distribution, or sale of electric energy by that provider. The bill defines "electric service provider" to mean: 1) a public utility involved in the transmission, distribution, or sale of electric energy; and 2) a cooperative association organized for the purpose of transmitting, distributing, or selling electric energy. To attain the exemption, the provider must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the electric facilities owned by the provider and providing service to the location of the alleged damage are operated and maintained in compliance with all applicable engineering and safety standards. Under the bill, a provider may not avoid liability for damage to an animal, an individual, or property if the damage is caused by reckless, wanton, or willful acts or omissions or intentional misconduct.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . All 12 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Paul F. Farrow · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 20, 2013
“Representatives Kleefisch and Schraa withdrawn as coauthors” (the official wording)
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Jun 28, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Jun 28, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 28, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Honadel, Craig, Czaja, Hutton, Kleefisch, Klenke, Kooyenga, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Nygren, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Stone and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Farrow and Cowles
- Jun 28, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jul 26, 2013 · Assembly
Representative Klenke withdrawn as a coauthor
- Aug 15, 2013 · Assembly
Representative Czaja withdrawn as a coauthor
- Aug 20, 2013 · Assembly
- 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