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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 610

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Relating to: supplemental forfeitures for trade and consumer protection violations perpetrated against the elderly and disabled and providing a penalty. (FE)

Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of Consumer protection Court — Procedure Forfeiture Forward wisconsin development authority Persons with disabilities Senior citizen Sentences and penalties Trade practice

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows a court to impose a supplemental forfeiture against a person

who perpetrates against the elderly or disabled a violation of certain laws for which

the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has

rule-making, investigation, or enforcement authority. Current law specifies the

conditions under which a court may impose such a supplemental forfeiture for some

laws for which DATCP has such authority, but not including laws relating to the

following: future service plans, rental vehicles, self-service storage facilities, time

shares, foreclosure consultants, prize notices, mail-order sales, unfair billing,

vehicle protection product warranties, video subscriber rights, solicitations of public

record fees, contract solicitations using checks or money orders, telephone

solicitations, telephone records, consumer loan information, tax preparer client

information, and residential contractors. Under certain conditions, the bill allows

a court to impose a supplement forfeiture for violations of the foregoing that are

perpetrated against the elderly or disabled.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Horlacher (R) , Macco (R) , Petryk (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sinicki (D) , T. Larson (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Weatherston (R)

8 cosponsors

Harris Dodd (D) , Lassa (D) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Wanggaard (R) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Feb 4, 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. Dec 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Bernier, E. Brooks, Horlacher, T. Larson, Macco, A. Ott, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Weatherston and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Harris Dodd, Lassa, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Ringhand and Wirch

  2. Dec 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection

  3. Jan 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  7. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2016 by Committee on Rules

  9. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  10. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1