Senate Bill 22
Unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a 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
Feb 5, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. 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 prohibits certain uses of a global positioning device (GPS). Under the bill, a person who places a GPS on a vehicle owned by another person without that person's knowledge or who intentionally obtains information regarding another person's movement or location generated by a GPS without that person's knowledge is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Additionally, under the bill a person who places a GPS on a vehicle used primarily by his or her spouse without the spouse's knowledge after a petition for an annulment, divorce, or legal separation has been filed is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
The bill creates exceptions for a person who installs a subscription-based communication or navigation system, for a parent or guardian who places a GPS to track the movement or location of his or her minor child or ward, for a business owner who places a GPS to track a motor vehicle used for his or her business, for a lienholder who places a GPS to track a motor vehicle for the purpose of repossessing the vehicle, and for a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity.
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Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to result if the bill is enacted.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
26 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (26)
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Knudson · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 20, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 5, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Feb 5, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 5, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Marklein, Olsen, Cowles, Carpenter, C. Larson and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Knudson, Czaja, Craig, T. Larson, August, Murphy, Kleefisch, Ballweg, Tittl, Thiesfeldt, E. Brooks, Tranel, Kahl, Hutton, Mursau, Kremer, Murtha, Hintz, Sargent, Genrich, Sinicki, Kessler, Ohnstad, Subeck and Doyle
- Feb 5, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 11, 2015 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Petrowski
- Feb 19, 2015 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Petrowski
- Feb 20, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 20, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 20, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate