Senate Bill 242
Reckless handling of a vaccine or drug and providing a penalty
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 7, 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 Jun 9, 2021
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 20, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 120
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 7, 2022: “Published 2-5-2022”
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a person who intentionally causes damage to another's property is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. If the damage reduces the property value by more than $2,500, the penalty is increased to a Class I felony.
Under this bill, a person who recklessly handles, stores, or treats a vaccine, drug, or biologic product used as a therapeutic treatment in a manner that may render the item unsafe, tainted, spoiled, ineffective, or unusable is guilty of a Class I felony. Under the bill, unlike the current law prohibition against damaging property, the item would not actually have to be damaged in order for the person to be found guilty. The current law definition of reckless would apply in this crime so the person, in doing the act, must create an unreasonable and substantial risk of death or great bodily harm to another and must be aware of that risk.
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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 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 0 · Jun 3, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 1 · Jun 3, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 7, 2022
The new law was published.
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Feb 7, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 120.
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Feb 1, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 20, 2022
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 18, 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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Jun 10, 2021
The Assembly received it.
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Jun 9, 2021
The Senate passed it.
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Jun 9, 2021
The Senate adopted it.
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Jun 8, 2021 to Jun 9, 2021
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Jun 3, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 1.
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Jun 3, 2021
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Apr 29, 2021
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Apr 29, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 26, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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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 Stroebel, Darling, Nass, L. Taylor and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Magnafici, Gundrum, Rozar, Tittl, Kuglitsch, Skowronski and Brandtjen
- Mar 24, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Apr 26, 2021 · Senate
Representative Born added as a cosponsor
- Apr 29, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 29, 2021 · Senate
Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor
- May 7, 2021 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Stroebel and Wimberger
- Jun 2, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jun 3, 2021 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Jun 3, 2021 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1
- Jun 3, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 4, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-9-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 8, 2021 · Senate
Representative L. Myers added as a cosponsor
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 10, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Cabrera added as a cosponsor
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 28, 2022 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 1, 2022 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 2-1-2022 by directive of the Majority Leader
- Feb 7, 2022 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 2-4-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 120
- Feb 7, 2022 · Senate
Published 2-5-2022
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