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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 95

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Relating to: falsely claiming military service or honors, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Crime and criminals — Felony Fraud Medal of honor Military personnel Military service

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, any person who falsely, and with the intent to obtain a tangible

financial or other tangible benefit, claims that he or she is serving or has served in

the military, or that he or she has received an honor or award related to military

service, is guilty of a crime.

Under the bill, a person who makes the false claim is guilty of a class A

misdemeanor, unless he or she makes the false claim with the intent to commit or

to aid or abet another crime. Under those circumstances, the person is guilty of a

class H felony.

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Farrow (R) , Gudex (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Roth (R)

33 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Bernier (R) , Bewley (D) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Carpenter (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Genrich (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kulp (R) , Lassa (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 28, 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 passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 28, 2015 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. Mar 27, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Roth, Nass, Petrowski, Moulton, Farrow, Gudex, Cowles, Olsen and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Petryk, Jacque, Brandtjen, Kitchens, Tittl, Knodl, Kulp, Rohrkaste, A. Ott, Spiros, Jagler, E. Brooks, T. Larson, Mursau, Hesselbein, Bernier, Ripp, R. Brooks, Quinn, Murphy, Weatherston, Horlacher, Edming, Allen, Sinicki, Born, Kleefisch, Genrich and Hintz

  2. Mar 27, 2015 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 30, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 3, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 3, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 8, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Apr 27, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Roth

  9. Apr 28, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Apr 28, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Apr 28, 2015 · Senate

    Executive session held

  12. Apr 28, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. May 4, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-6-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  15. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Senator Bewley added as a coauthor

  16. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Senator Lassa added as a coauthor

  17. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  18. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  19. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time

  22. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Passed

  23. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. May 6, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  25. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  26. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2015 by Committee on Rules

  27. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  28. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  29. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  31. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  32. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Jun 10, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  34. Jun 17, 2015 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  35. Jun 30, 2015 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 6-30-2015

  36. Jul 2, 2015 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-2-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 30

  37. Jul 2, 2015 · Senate

    Published 7-2-2015