Assembly Bill 158
Harassment of a sports official and providing a penalty
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Mar 10, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties.
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Committee
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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 commits harassment and is subject to a Class B forfeiture if the person, with intent to harass or intimidate, strikes, shoves, or kicks another person or if the person engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which harass or intimidate another person and which serve no legitimate purpose. Under this bill, the person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the person commits harassment against a sports official, such as a referee, umpire, judge, or person performing similar functions, and the harassment is in response to, or intended to influence, an action by the sports official.
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
19 lawmakers are its . 16 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 20, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 15, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 10, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties.
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Mar 10, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 10, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Novak, Dallman, Vruwink, Armstrong, Billings, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Horlacher, Moses, Oldenburg, Petryk, Rozar, Schraa, Skowronski, Steffen, Subeck, Tittl, Tusler and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Jacque, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Smith and Testin
- Mar 10, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 10, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties
- Apr 15, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 20, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor
- Mar 15, 2022 · 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.
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