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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 147

Caller ID spoofing, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Feb 11, 2020, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 1, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 11, 2020

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill prohibits caller identification (ID) spoofing. Under the bill, no person may knowingly transmit misleading or inaccurate caller ID information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value. The bill also prohibits telephone solicitors from knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller ID information for any purpose, except that the telephone solicitor may transmit the name of the seller on whose behalf the telemarketing call is placed and the seller's customer service telephone number, if an individual may call that number to make a do-not-call request during regular business hours. The bill creates an exemption for transmissions in connection with authorized activities of law enforcement agencies or a court order specifically authorizing the use of caller ID manipulation. In addition, the bill prohibits a telephone solicitor from blocking the transmission of caller identification information. A person who violates any of these prohibitions is subject to a civil forfeiture of $100 to $10,000.

The bill also provides that a telecommunications provider may block calls so that they do not reach the called party if the originating number is not valid; is not allocated to a provider; or is confirmed by the provider to be unused.

Who's behind it

49 lawmakers are its ⁠. 37 are Republicans and 12 are Democrats.

18 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 67 names

Authors (49)

Signed on in support (18)

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.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Sep 27, 2019

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 Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Sep 27, 2019

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 Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 13, 2020

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  3. Feb 12, 2020

    The Senate received it.

  4. Feb 11, 2020

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. Feb 11, 2020

    The Assembly passed it.

  6. Feb 11, 2020

    The Assembly adopted it.

  7. Dec 3, 2019

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  8. Sep 27, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Sep 27, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  10. May 9, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. Apr 10, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Apr 1, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.

  13. Apr 1, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 1, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Kitchens, Fields, Haywood, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Considine, Crowley, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Jagler, Kerkman, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Kurtz, Magnafici, Meyers, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Neylon, Ohnstad, Ott, Plumer, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Summerfield, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Roth, Bernier, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Jacque, Kapenga, Marklein, Miller, Nass, Olsen, Smith, L. Taylor, Wanggaard and Wirch

  2. Apr 1, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection

  3. Apr 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sanfelippo

  6. Sep 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Sep 27, 2019 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  8. Sep 27, 2019 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  9. Sep 27, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Dec 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  11. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules

  12. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  18. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. Feb 13, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  21. Feb 13, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

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

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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary