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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 198

Battery or threat to a probation, extended supervision, and parole agent; a community supervision agent; or an aftercare agent or a family member of the agent and providing a penalty

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

    May 8, 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.

Under current law, a person who intentionally causes bodily harm to a probation, extended supervision, and parole agent; a community supervision agent;

or an aftercare agent is guilty of a Class H felony. This bill expands the crime so that intentionally harming a family member of the agent, or threatening to harm the agent or a family member of the agent, is also a Class H felony.

Read the full summary

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.

Who's behind it

8 lawmakers are its ⁠. 5 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 11 names

Authors (8)

Signed on in support (3)

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 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 13 to 0 · Feb 6, 2020

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 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 13 to 0 · Feb 6, 2020

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 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 1 · Mar 17, 2020

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 17, 2020

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.

  3. Mar 10, 2020

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Feb 28, 2020

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  5. Feb 12, 2020

    The Senate received it.

  6. Feb 11, 2020

    The Assembly passed it.

  7. Feb 11, 2020

    The Assembly adopted it.

  8. Feb 6, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Feb 6, 2020

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.

  10. Sep 18, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. May 8, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  12. May 8, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Schraa, Gruszynski, Edming, James, Mursau, Pope, Sinicki and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Jacque and Smith

  2. May 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Sep 17, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Schraa

  4. Sep 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 17, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  7. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  8. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

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

  10. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

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

  18. Mar 10, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Mar 17, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. Mar 17, 2020 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  21. Mar 17, 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

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary