Assembly Bill 136
Classification of the crime of impersonating law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and certain other emergency personnel and providing a penalty
Topics: Crime and criminals, Fire department, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Medical service: Occupations, Police
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 10, 2025. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 13, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 14, 2025
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Nov 18, 2025
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 55
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 19, 2026: “Representative Emerson added as a coauthor”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 132. That version died when the session ended.
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 may not impersonate a peace officer, a fire fighter, an emergency services medical practitioner, or an emergency medical provider with the intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually an officer, a fire fighter, or emergency personnel. Current law classifies the crime as a Class A misdemeanor. This bill changes the classification to a Class I felony.
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
7 representatives are its . All 7 are Republicans.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (13)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Ratcliff and Smith
- Ryan Spaude · Democrat, Assembly
- Stubbs and Subeck
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 8, 2025
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, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Nov 11, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Nov 14, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jan 23, 2026 to Mar 19, 2026
4 more representatives signed on in support.
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Dec 10, 2025
The new law was published.
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Dec 10, 2025
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 55.
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Dec 4, 2025
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 18, 2025
The Senate passed it too.
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Nov 18, 2025
2 more senators signed on in support.
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Nov 14, 2025
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Nov 11, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Oct 20, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 15, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Oct 15, 2025
The Senate received it.
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Oct 14, 2025
The Assembly passed it.
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Oct 9, 2025 to Oct 14, 2025
4 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 8, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 8, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Sep 25, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Sep 25, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 13, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Mar 13, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Wichgers, Behnke, Donovan, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators James, Bradley and Nass
- Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly
Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor
- Oct 1, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 8, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 8, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules
- Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
- Oct 13, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Spaude added as a coauthor
- Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly
- Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 15, 2025 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Oct 15, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Oct 20, 2025 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
- Nov 11, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Nov 11, 2025 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Nov 11, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025
- Dec 4, 2025 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
- Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 55
- Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly
Published 12-10-2025
- Jan 23, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Doyle added as a coauthor
- Mar 6, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Brown added as a coauthor
- Mar 10, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
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