Assembly Bill 994
Reclassifying certain felonies to misdemeanors and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 15, 2016
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2016: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill reclassifies certain felonies to misdemeanors. The bill reclassifies the crime of issuing a worthless check to a Class A misdemeanor, regardless of the amount for which the check was written. Under current law, issuing a worthless check is a Class I felony if the check was written for more than $2,500. The bill also reclassifies the crime of fraudulent writing from a Class H felony to a Class A misdemeanor.
In addition, the bill changes how the crime of bail jumping is classified. Under current law, a person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if he or she intentionally violates the conditions of his or release pending trial if the trial relates to a misdemeanor charge, but is guilty of a Class H felony if the trial relates to a felony charge. Under the bill, a person who intentionally violates the conditions of his or her release is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor unless he or she is charged with committing a new crime while he or she is released pending trial, in which case he or she is guilty of a Class H felony.
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The bill also reclassifies second offense possession of marijuana from a Class I felony to a Class A misdemeanor. Under current law, first offense possession of marijuana is a Class A misdemeanor, while a second or subsequent offense for possessing marijuana is a Class I felony. Under the bill, a first or second offense is a Class A misdemeanor, and a third or subsequent offense is a Class I felony.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . All 7 are Democrats.
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Authors (7)
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 15, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Mar 15, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 15, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Goyke, Bowen, Barnes, Brostoff, Zamarripa, Zepnick and Considine
- Mar 15, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 15, 2016 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate