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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 547

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Relating to: trespass and damage to property owned or used by an energy provider and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

Crime and criminals — Felony Damage _to property_ Electric utility Public utility Trespass

  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 increases the criminal penalty for intentionally damaging property

from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class H felony if the property damaged is owned,

leased, or operated by an energy provider and the actor intended to, or did, cause a

substantial interruption of the energy provider's goods or services.

Under the bill, entering a property that is part of an energy plant or electric

generation, distribution, or transmission system or part of a natural gas distribution

system without lawful authority or the consent of the energy provider that owns,

operates, or leases the property is also a Class H felony.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: E. Brooks (R) , Gannon (R) , Kahl (D) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Novak (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Ripp (R) , Schraa (R) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R) , Zepnick (D)

5 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Gudex (R) , Lasee (R) , Shankland and Kolste , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Dec 22, 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 Energy and Utilities, Ayes 14, Noes 1

Passed 14–1 Dec 22, 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 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 28, 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 Feb 8, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

Passed 20–12 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Nov 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steffen, E. Brooks, Gannon, Kahl, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, Murphy, Novak, Petersen, Petryk, Ripp, Schraa, Tauchen, Tittl, Weatherston, Zepnick and Macco; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Cowles, Gudex and Lasee

  2. Nov 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

  3. Dec 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen

  4. Dec 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Dec 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Dec 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Dec 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Dec 16, 2015 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  10. Dec 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 14, Noes 1

  11. Dec 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Dec 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  13. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-12-2016 by Committee on Rules

  14. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  15. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  17. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  20. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Representatives Shankland and Kolste added as coauthors

  21. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Jan 13, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

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

  24. Jan 26, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators L. Taylor and Risser

  25. Jan 27, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  26. Jan 28, 2016 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  27. Jan 28, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  28. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

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

  29. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Risser, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Ringhand

  31. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senators Vinehout, Miller, Risser, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch, Carpenter, C. Larson, Ringhand and Bewley

  32. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  33. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  34. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  35. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  36. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  37. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  38. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  39. Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  40. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 3)

  41. Feb 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  42. Feb 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-19-2016

  43. Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2016

  44. Mar 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-29-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 158

  45. Mar 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-1-2016