Senate Bill 85
Stalking and providing a penalty
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 26, 2021. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 10, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 23, 2021
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 13, 2021
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 28
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 26, 2021: “Published 4-24-2021”
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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, 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
5 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (15)
- 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
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Stubbs and Bowen
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · 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 · Mar 12, 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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Apr 26, 2021
The new law was published.
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Apr 26, 2021
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 28.
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Apr 22, 2021
Sent to the governor.
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Apr 13, 2021
The Assembly passed it too.
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Apr 8, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 23, 2021
The Assembly received it.
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Mar 23, 2021
The Senate passed it.
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Mar 12, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Mar 5, 2021 to Mar 11, 2021
4 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 25, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 11, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 10, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Feb 10, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 10, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, Carpenter, Ringhand and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Callahan, Cabrera, Emerson, Milroy, Mursau, Rozar, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Wichgers
- Feb 10, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 11, 2021 · Senate
Representative Edming added as a cosponsor
- Feb 25, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 5, 2021 · Senate
Representative Skowronski added as a cosponsor
- Mar 10, 2021 · Senate
- Mar 11, 2021 · Senate
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
- Mar 11, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 12, 2021 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Mar 12, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 19, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-23-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 23, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 23, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 23, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 23, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Mar 23, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-13-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 14, 2021 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Apr 19, 2021 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 22, 2021 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-22-2021
- Apr 26, 2021 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-23-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 28
- Apr 26, 2021 · Senate
Published 4-24-2021
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