Assembly Bill 16
The value of tangible personal property allowed in state correctional facilities
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 7, 2023
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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, Apr 15, 2024: “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 rules promulgated by the Department of Corrections, a prisoner or resident of a state correctional institution may not possess any personal property with a value exceeding $75, except that he or she may possess a musical instrument or electronic item with a value up to $350 and may possess any item that is medically prescribed. Under this bill, a prisoner or resident of a state correctional institution may not possess personal property with a value exceeding $150 or a musical instrument or electronic item with a value exceeding $350. Under the bill, there is no limit for items that are medically prescribed.
Who's behind it
11 representatives are its . All 11 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Angie Sapik · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Corrections vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 5 · Sep 27, 2023
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 Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 6, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 27, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 27, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 5.
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Sep 19, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 13, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 7, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections.
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Feb 7, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 7, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Allen, Armstrong, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Sapik, Spiros, Subeck and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators James, Ballweg, Cowles, Marklein, Roys, Spreitzer and Wanggaard
- Feb 7, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections
- Mar 23, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Subeck withdrawn as a coauthor
- Mar 29, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez withdrawn as a coauthor
- May 9, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Roys withdrawn as a cosponsor
- May 11, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Spreitzer withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Jun 13, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 19, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Sep 19, 2023 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- Sep 27, 2023 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 5
- Sep 27, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 6, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
- Jan 11, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Apr 15, 2024 · 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