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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 19

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Relating to: unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty. (FE)

Business Crime and criminals Data processing — Criminal acts and law enforcement Divorce Family Guardian and ward Marriage Maternal and infant care Motor vehicle Police

  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

This bill prohibits certain uses of a global positioning device (GPS). Under the

bill, a person who places a GPS on a vehicle owned by another person without that

person's knowledge or who intentionally obtains information regarding another

person's movement or location generated by a GPS without that person's knowledge

is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Additionally, under the bill a person who places

a GPS on a vehicle used primarily by his or her spouse without the spouse's

knowledge after a petition for an annulment, divorce, or legal separation has been

filed is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

The bill creates exceptions for a person who installs a subscription-based

communication or navigation system, for a parent or guardian who places a GPS to

track the movement or location of his or her minor child or ward, for a business owner

who places a GPS to track a motor vehicle used for his or her business, for a lienholder

who places a GPS to track a motor vehicle for the purpose of repossessing the vehicle,

and for a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity.

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: August (R) , Ballweg (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Genrich (D) , Hintz (D) , Hutton (R) , Kahl (D) , Kessler (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Knudson (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Neylon (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R)

8 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Feb 10, 2015 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Feb 10, 2015 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 64, Noes 35

Passed 64–35 Feb 12, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 23, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 3 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 23, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 23, 2015 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. Jan 29, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Neylon, Knudson, Czaja, Craig, T. Larson, August, Murphy, Kleefisch, Ballweg, Tittl, Thiesfeldt, E. Brooks, Tranel, Kahl, Hutton, Mursau, Kremer, Murtha, Hintz, Sargent, Genrich, Sinicki, Kessler, Ohnstad, Subeck and Doyle; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Marklein, Olsen, Cowles, Carpenter, C. Larson and L. Taylor

  2. Jan 29, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Feb 2, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-12-2015 by Committee on Rules

  7. Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neylon

  8. Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  9. Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  11. Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  12. Feb 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Zepnick added as a coauthor

  15. Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Barnes, Goyke, Genrich and C. Taylor

  17. Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 64, Noes 35

  18. Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  22. Feb 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Feb 12, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Feb 13, 2015 · Senate

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

  25. Feb 16, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  26. Mar 24, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  27. Mar 26, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Petrowski

  28. Apr 13, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Petrowski

  29. Apr 14, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator Petrowski

  30. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  31. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  32. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 3 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  33. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  34. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  35. May 4, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-6-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  36. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  37. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  38. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 adopted

  39. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  40. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  41. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  42. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  43. May 6, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendments 1 and 3 adopted)

  44. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Senate Amendment 1 concurred in

  45. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Senate Amendment 3 concurred in

  46. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  47. May 19, 2015 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 3)

  48. May 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-19-2015

  49. Jun 30, 2015 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 6-30-2015

  50. Jul 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-1-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 45

  51. Jul 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Published 7-2-2015