Assembly Bill 16
Posters regarding the national human trafficking resource center hotline. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 8, 2015. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 27, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 12, 2015
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 17, 2015
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 5
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2015: “Published 4-9-2015”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to design a poster that provides information regarding the national human trafficking resource center hotline. Under this bill, DOJ must make the poster available to print from its Internet site and encourage certain businesses, including truck stops, hospitals, hotels, adult entertainment establishments, and salons, to display it.
Who's behind it
29 representatives are its . 15 are Republicans and 14 are Democrats.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (29)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- David Heaton · Republican, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (15)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Kolste, Sargent, Bernier and Zepnick
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment
Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 10, 2015
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 10, 2015
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 18, 2015
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 13, 2015
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2015
The new law was published.
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Apr 8, 2015
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 5.
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Apr 7, 2015
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 17, 2015
The Senate passed it too.
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Mar 17, 2015
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Mar 13, 2015
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Feb 18, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 13, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Feb 12, 2015
The Senate received it.
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Feb 12, 2015
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 12, 2015
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 12, 2015
4 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 10, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 10, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Feb 3, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 3, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 30, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 27, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Jan 27, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 27, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, Rodriguez, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, E. Brooks, Brostoff, Goyke, Heaton, Kahl, Kleefisch, Kulp, T. Larson, Mason, Mursau, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Petryk, Pope, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Spiros, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tranel and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Wanggaard, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Gudex, Harris Dodd, Harsdorf, Moulton, Olsen, L. Taylor and Vinehout
- Jan 27, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Jan 30, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Johnson added as a coauthor
- Feb 3, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 3, 2015 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 4, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Loudenbeck
- Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-12-2015 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly
Representatives Kolste, Sargent, Bernier and Zepnick added as coauthors
- Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Loudenbeck
- Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 12, 2015 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 13, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 18, 2015 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 18, 2015 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 18, 2015 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 13, 2015 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Mar 13, 2015 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-17-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 17, 2015 · Senate
Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor
- Mar 17, 2015 · Senate
Representative Wachs added as a coauthor
- Mar 17, 2015 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 17, 2015 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 17, 2015 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 17, 2015 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Mar 17, 2015 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 23, 2015 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2015
- Apr 7, 2015 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-7-2015
- Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 5
- Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly
Published 4-9-2015
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote