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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 53

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Relating to: threatening to communicate derogatory information.

Crime and criminals Crime and criminals — Felony

  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

Under current law, a person who threatens to expose information, whether true

or false, that would injure the reputation of the threatened person unless the

threatened person transfers property to a person who is not entitled to the property

is guilty of a Class I felony, and subject to a fine up to $10,000, imprisonment for up

to three years and six months, or both.

Under this bill, a person is guilty of a Class I felony if he or she threatens to

expose information, whether true or false, that would humiliate or injure the

reputation of the threatened person, with the intent to extort money or any

pecuniary advantage, or with the intent to compel the threatened person to do any

act against the person's will or omit to do any lawful act. Under the bill, "information"

includes any visual image or an audio representation or recording.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Born (R) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , J. Ott (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Spiros (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tittl (R)

1 cosponsors

Nass (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 2

Passed 10–2 Oct 13, 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 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 15, 2016 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 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 14, 2016 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. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, Born, Kleefisch, Tittl, Mursau, T. Larson, A. Ott, Edming, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Spiros, Doyle and Murphy; cosponsored by Senator Nass

  2. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

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

  3. Jun 2, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 2

  6. Oct 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Oct 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-3-2015 by Committee on Rules

  8. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative J. Ott

  9. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed at the foot of the calendar of 11-3-2015

  10. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative J. Ott

  11. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  14. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Jan 22, 2016 · Senate

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

  20. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

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

  22. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  24. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Mar 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-21-2016

  32. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  33. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 335

  34. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-31-2016