Senate Bill 9
Regulating use of telephone automatic dialing-announcing devices and providing a penalty. (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
Feb 6, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law prohibits certain telephone solicitors and their employees and contractors from using an electronically prerecorded message in a telephone solicitation without the consent of the recipient of the telephone call. The prohibition applies to messages that encourage the recipient to purchase property, goods, or services. The prohibition does not apply to nonprofit organizations, which are excluded from the definition of "telephone solicitor."
This bill repeals the foregoing prohibition and instead prohibits any caller from using an automatic dialing-announcing device to disseminate a prerecorded or synthesized voice message unless an exception applies. The bill defines "automatic dialing-announcing device" as a device that selects and dials telephone numbers and that, working alone or in conjunction with other equipment, disseminates such a message. The bill defines "caller" as any person who uses a telephone or telephone line to contact or attempt to contact a telephone service subscriber or any person living or residing with such a subscriber. Unlike current law, the bill is not limited to telephone solicitors. Also unlike current law, nonprofit organizations are subject to the prohibition. In addition, the bill applies to any type of message, and, unlike current law, is not limited to messages encouraging the purchase of property, goods, or services. In addition, the bill applies to any interstate or intrastate message that is received by a person in this state.
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The bill includes exceptions that allow a caller to use an automatic dialing-announcing device under specified circumstances. First, a caller may use such a device to contact or attempt to contact a telephone service subscriber who has knowingly and voluntarily requested, consented to, permitted, or authorized receipt of the message disseminated by the device. Another exception allows a caller to use such a device if the disseminated message is immediately preceded by a live operator who obtains the telephone service subscriber's consent before the message is delivered. Also, the prohibition does not apply to messages from public school boards, governing bodies of certain private schools, or charter school operators to their students, parents, or employees. The prohibition also does not apply to messages advising employees of work schedules.
Under current law, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) enforces certain requirements regarding telephone solicitors.
The bill requires DATCP to also investigate violations of the bill and bring enforcement actions for violations. The bill also creates a civil forfeiture of no more than $100 for each violation of the bill, which is the same amount as the civil forfeiture under current law for violating the telephone solicitor requirements.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 25, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 6, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications.
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Feb 6, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 6, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Erpenbach, Risser, Cullen and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Ringhand, Hebl, Sinicki and Pope
- Feb 6, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications
- Feb 25, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · Senate
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate