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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 485

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Relating to: robbery of a financial institution and providing a penalty.

Crime and criminals Crime and criminals — Felony Financial institution Financial institutions department of Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 current law it is a Class C felony to, by use of force or threat to use

imminent force, take property from an individual that is owned or under the custody

or control of a financial institution. This bill provides that it is also a Class C felony

to take such property by creating circumstances that would cause a reasonable

person to believe use of force was imminent. A Class C felony is punishable by

imprisonment for up to 40 years or a fine of up to $100,000, 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: Ballweg (R) , Bradley (R) , Marklein (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wimberger (R)

7 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Gundrum (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Rozar (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2

Passed 5–2 Jan 10, 2024 official source full page

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

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 25–7 Jan 16, 2024 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Oct 9, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Ballweg, Bradley, Marklein and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Gundrum, Moses, Murphy, O'Connor, Rozar and Allen

  2. Oct 9, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 3, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 10, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jan 10, 2024 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  6. Jan 10, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Jan 12, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 25, Noes 7

  9. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  14. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 by Committee on Rules

  16. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  17. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 21, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. Feb 22, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  24. Mar 18, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  25. Mar 22, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 133

  26. Mar 22, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-22-2024