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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 710

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Relating to: criminal penalties for fraud in obtaining unemployment insurance benefits and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

Crime and criminals — Felony Fines Fraud Unemployment insurance

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law establishes penalties for certain violations under the

unemployment insurance (UI) law, including for knowingly making a false

statement or representation to obtain any UI benefit payment, for which the penalty

is a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than

90 days, or both. Current law provides that each such false statement or

representation constitutes a separate offense.

This bill instead provides that a person who knowingly makes a false statement

or representation to obtain any UI benefit payment: 1) if the value of any benefits

obtained does not exceed $2,500, is subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000 or

imprisonment not to exceed 9 months, or both; 2) if the value of any benefits obtained

exceeds $2,500 but does not exceed $5,000, is guilty of a Class I felony; 3) if the value

of any benefits obtained exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $10,000, is guilty of a

Class H felony; or 4) if the value of any benefits obtained exceeds $10,000, is guilty

of a Class G felony. The bill provides that multiple violations may be prosecuted as

a single crime.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Kerkman (R) , Neylon (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Tusler (R)

3 cosponsors

Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Kapenga (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Feb 13, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

Passed 62–35 Feb 15, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

Passed 62–35 Feb 15, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 62–35 Feb 15, 2018 official source full page

Aye · 62

Not voting · 1

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 16, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Feb 20, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Feb 20, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 18–14 Feb 20, 2018 official source full page

Full history

  1. Dec 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kerkman, R. Brooks, Horlacher, Neylon, Hutton, Tusler and Jacque; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga and Craig

  2. Dec 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

  3. Dec 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 3, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jan 30, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Feb 6, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Brandtjen added as a coauthor

  9. Feb 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kolste

  10. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  11. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:06 PM on 2-15-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  13. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  14. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Kolste, Billings, Brostoff, Crowley, Hebl, Hesselbein, Meyers, Ohnstad, Riemer, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Vruwink and Zamarripa

  16. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  17. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representatives Barca, Sinicki, Zamarripa, Ohnstad, Hebl, Hesselbein, Vruwink, Kolste, Kessler and Spreitzer

  18. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  19. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  22. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  25. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  27. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Vinehout, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Risser, Ringhand, Miller, Shilling, Bewley, Wirch, Hansen, L. Taylor, Larson, Schachtner and Johnson

  29. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hansen, L. Taylor, Larson, Schachtner, Johnson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Risser, Ringhand, Miller, Shilling, Bewley and Wirch

  30. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  31. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  32. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  33. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  34. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  35. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  36. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  37. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  38. Feb 26, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-26-2018

  39. Mar 27, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-27-2018

  40. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-28-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 147

  41. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 3-29-2018