Senate Bill 229
Refusing or tampering with a global positioning system tracking device and providing a penalty
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 22, 2022. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 24, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed May 11, 2021
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 25, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 140
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 22, 2022: “Published 2-22-2022”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, it is a Class I felony to tamper with a GPS tracking device that is provided by the Department of Corrections to track persons who have been convicted of certain offenses or who violate certain orders or injunctions. This bill makes it a Class I felony to knowingly refuse, resist, or obstruct the installation of a GPS tracking device. A Class I felony is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment of up to three years and six months, or both.
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
6 senators are its . All 6 are Republicans.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · May 7, 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 and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 22, 2022
The new law was published.
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Feb 22, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 140.
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Feb 21, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 25, 2022
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 25, 2022
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 24, 2022
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 7, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 11, 2021
The Assembly received it.
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May 11, 2021
The Senate passed it.
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May 7, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Apr 29, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 24, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Mar 24, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 24, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Ballweg, Marklein, Nass and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Schraa, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Edming, Kitchens, Rozar, Snyder, Spiros and VanderMeer
- Mar 24, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Apr 29, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- May 6, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- May 7, 2021 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- May 7, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- May 7, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- May 11, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- May 11, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- May 11, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- May 11, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- May 11, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 11, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 24, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 26, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 3, 2022 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 21, 2022 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 2-21-2022
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 2-21-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 140
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Published 2-22-2022
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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