Assembly Bill 48
Expanding the definition of hate crime victims to include law enforcement officers
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 2, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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 expands the persons who can be a victim of what is commonly known as a “hate crime" to include law enforcement officers. A hate crime is a crime in which the perpetrator selects the victim due to a perception or belief regarding the victim, such as the victim's race, religion, color, or disability, or, under this bill, status as a law enforcement officer.
Who's behind it
27 lawmakers are its . All 27 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (27)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 to 4 · Aug 28, 2017
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 5 · Aug 28, 2017
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 28, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Aug 28, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 5.
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Apr 6, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 6, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 2, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 2, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Kitchens, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Jacque, Kleefisch, Kulp, Macco, Mursau, Novak, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Schraa, Spiros, Summerfield, Tauchen, Tittl, Tusler, Weatherston and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Darling, Nass, Olsen and Wanggaard
- Feb 2, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Apr 6, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Tranel added as a coauthor
- Apr 6, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 6, 2017 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen
- Jun 6, 2017 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Crowley
- Jun 6, 2017 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Crowley
- Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representatives Zamarripa, Goyke, Crowley and Kessler
- Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Crowley
- Jun 8, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Aug 28, 2017 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- Aug 28, 2017 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 5
- Aug 28, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote