Assembly Bill 84
Voice recordings of testimony that forms the basis of an application for a search warrant
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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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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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, when a person places a phone call to a judge to request a search warrant, the judge must place the caller under oath to take any testimony that may form the basis of the search warrant. The testimony must be recorded either by a court reporter or by means of a voice recording device. An original voice recording must be transcribed, the transcript must be certified as accurate by the judge or court reporter, and both the certified transcript and original voice recording must be filed with the court.
This bill removes the requirement that the original recording be filed along with the certified transcript of the testimony that forms the basis of an application for a search warrant.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . All 5 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 1 · Jun 15, 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 Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 1”. 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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Jun 15, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 15, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 1.
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Apr 15, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 18, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Ramthun, Brooks, Rozar and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Jacque
- Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Apr 15, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 15, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 1
- Jun 15, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 22, 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