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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 114

Falsely claiming military service or honors, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Apr 14, 2015, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 26, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Apr 14, 2015

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under this bill, any person who falsely, and with the intent to obtain a tangible financial or other tangible benefit, claims that he or she is serving or has served in the military, or that he or she has received an honor or award related to military service, is guilty of a crime.

Under the bill, a person who makes the false claim is guilty of a class A misdemeanor, unless he or she makes the false claim with the intent to commit or to aid or abet another crime. Under those circumstances, the person is guilty of a class H felony.

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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

29 lawmakers are its ⁠. 25 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 41 names

Authors (29)

Signed on in support (12)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations vote to recommend it

Passed, 13 to 0 · Apr 8, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 23, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Apr 20, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  4. Apr 15, 2015

    The Senate received it.

  5. Apr 14, 2015

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  6. Apr 14, 2015

    The Assembly passed it.

  7. Apr 13, 2015

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  8. Apr 8, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Apr 8, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.

  10. Apr 7, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  11. Apr 3, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Apr 2, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Apr 2, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Apr 1, 2015

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  15. Mar 30, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Mar 26, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.

  17. Mar 26, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 26, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Petryk, Jacque, Brandtjen, Kitchens, Tittl, Knodl, Kulp, Rohrkaste, A. Ott, Spiros, Jagler, E. Brooks, T. Larson, Mursau, Hesselbein, Bernier, R. Brooks, Quinn, Murphy, Weatherston, Horlacher, Edming, Allen, Sinicki, Born, Kleefisch, Genrich and Hintz; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Nass, Petrowski, Moulton, Farrow, Gudex, Cowles, Olsen and L. Taylor

  2. Mar 26, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. Mar 30, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor

  5. Apr 2, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 2, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Apr 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Apr 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  11. Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Apr 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-14-2015 by Committee on Rules

  13. Apr 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Gannon added as a coauthor

  14. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  17. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  18. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Representatives Barca and Jorgensen added as coauthors

  19. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Apr 15, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Apr 20, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  22. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  23. Apr 13, 2016 · 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

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