Assembly Bill 995
Reclassifying or changing penalties for certain crimes 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 changes the penalty for, or reclassifies from a misdemeanor to a forfeiture, certain crimes. Under current law, a person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor if he or she engages publicly in conduct that tends to cause or provoke a disturbance. Under the bill, the person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor if his or her conduct does cause or provoke a disturbance, and subject to a Class A forfeiture if his or her conduct does not cause or provoke a disturbance.
Under current law, a person is generally guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if he or she steals merchandise that is worth less than $500. Under the bill, the person is subject to a Class A forfeiture if he or she steals merchandise that is less than $500 and the merchandise is recovered by the merchant, but guilty of the Class A misdemeanor if the merchandise is not recovered by the merchant.
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The bill changes the penalties for marijuana possession. Under current law, a person who possesses marijuana may, for a first offense, be fined up to $1,000, imprisoned for up to six months, or both. A second or subsequent offense is a Class I felony. Under the bill, a person who possesses marijuana may, for a first offense, be fined up to $1,000, imprisoned for up three months, or both; a person who commits a second offense may be fined up to $1,000, imprisoned for up to six months, or both;
and a person who commits a third or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class I felony.
Who's behind it
8 lawmakers are its . All 8 are Democrats.
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Authors (8)
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- 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, Spreitzer 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