Assembly Bill 755
Unlawfully summoning a police officer, creating a civil cause of action, and providing a penalty
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 21, 2020
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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, Jun 25, 2020: “Representative Sargent added as a coauthor”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates the crime of unlawfully summoning a law enforcement officer.
Under the bill, it is a Class C misdemeanor to cause a law enforcement officer to arrive at a location to contact another person for a reason other than suspected criminal activity if a reasonable person would not consider the other person to pose a risk to any person or property and if the other person's contact with the law enforcement officer causes infringement of the other person's constitutional rights;
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unlawful discrimination against the other person; a groundless legal process to be initiated against the other person; the other person to feel harassed, humiliated, or embarrassed; or damage to the other person's reputation or standing within the community. The bill also creates a civil cause of action in which a plaintiff may recover damages from a person who unlawfully summons a law enforcement officer.
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
5 representatives are its . All 5 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Jun 25, 2020
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 21, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Jan 21, 2020
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives L. Myers, Emerson, Crowley, Fields and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor and Larson
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Jun 25, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Sargent added as a coauthor
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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