Assembly Bill 83
Stalking and providing a penalty
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 18, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the crime of “stalking” is a course of conduct that includes maintaining visual or physical proximity to the victim, approaching or confronting the victim, appearing at the victim's workplace, home, or other property, contacting the victim's employer, coworkers, neighbors, family, or friends, attempting to contact the victim via telephone, and sending various items or materials to the victim.
Currently stalking is a Class I felony, for which the penalty is a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment for up to three years and six months, or both.
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This bill amends the definition of stalking to explicitly include attempts to contact the victim via text messaging and other electronic means of communication, including sending and posting online content.
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
12 representatives are its . 8 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Stubbs and Bowen
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · Apr 8, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 8, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 8, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Mar 11, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 10, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 5, 2021 to Mar 10, 2021
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 18, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Callahan, Mursau, Emerson, Wichgers, Cabrera, Rozar, Milroy, Tittl, Subeck, Thiesfeldt and Edming; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, Carpenter, L. Taylor and Ringhand
- Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor
- Mar 10, 2021 · Assembly
- Mar 10, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- Mar 18, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-13-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote