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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 536

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Relating to: prohibition on tracking the location of a cellular telephone by law enforcement without a warrant. (FE)

Court — Procedure Police Search warrant Telecommunications Telephone

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law limits certain interceptions of communications and the use of pen

register or trap and trace devices. This bill prohibits, with certain exceptions, law

enforcement officers from tracking the location of a cellular telephone or other

wireless communications device without first obtaining from a court a warrant

authorizing the action. This bill also creates a process by which a law enforcement

officer may apply to a court for such a warrant.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: August (R) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Bewley (D) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , Hutton (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kessler (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Murphy (R) , Nass (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Sanfelippo (R) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Vruwink (D) , Wachs (D)

2 cosponsors

Grothman (R) , Lehman (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Feb 3, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 17, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hutton, Sargent, August, Ballweg, Berceau, Bewley, Craig, Czaja, Kapenga, Kessler, Kleefisch, Knudson, Kooyenga, Murphy, Nass, Ohnstad, Sanfelippo, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vruwink and Wachs; cosponsored by Senators Grothman and Lehman

  2. Nov 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Dec 3, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 3, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 19, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  8. Feb 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  9. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2014 by Committee on Rules

  10. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 14, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  17. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  18. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  20. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  26. Feb 28, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-28-2014

  27. Apr 22, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-22-2014

  28. Apr 23, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-23-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 375

  29. Apr 23, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-24-2014