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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 965

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Relating to: picketing or parading at the residence of a judge with the intent to interfere with, obstruct, or impede the administration of justice or influence any judge and providing a penalty.

Assembly unlawful Crime and criminals Fines Judge Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on Sentences and penalties

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, it is a Class A misdemeanor to picket, parade, or demonstrate

at or near any residence occupied by a judge with the intent to interfere with,

obstruct, or impede the administration of justice or with the intent to influence any

judge in the discharge of his or her duty. A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by

a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed nine 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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Stubbs (D) , Tusler (R)

6 cosponsors

Hurd (R) , O'Connor (R) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D) , Wanggaard (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 7, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2

Passed 13–2 Feb 7, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1

Passed 6–1 Feb 27, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 11, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tusler and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Taylor

  2. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Hurd added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 24, 2024 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 31, 2024 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler

  7. Feb 1, 2024 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  9. Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2

  10. Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules

  12. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  13. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  14. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 15, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Feb 19, 2024 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  22. Feb 27, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  23. Feb 27, 2024 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  24. Feb 27, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  26. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  30. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  31. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Mar 12, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Mar 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-15-2024

  34. Mar 21, 2024 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024

  35. Mar 28, 2024 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 234

  36. Mar 28, 2024 · Assembly

    Published 3-28-2024