Assembly Bill 555
Intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty
Topics: Crime and criminals: Felony, Juvenile detention facility, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Prison
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 15, 2025
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 533. That version became law.
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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 law, a person is guilty of a Class H felony if they intentionally disarm a peace officer by taking from the officer a dangerous weapon or an item such as a tear gas bomb, hand grenade, projectile, shell, or pepper spray. This bill expands the crime so that it applies to intentionally disarming a correctional officer or juvenile correctional officer as well as a peace officer and includes items that the correctional officer requires for their duties, such as keys or radios.
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
17 representatives are its . 15 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (17)
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (14)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Corrections vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Jan 14, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Corrections vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 2 · Jan 14, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 7, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 20, 2026 to Mar 19, 2026
6 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 14, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 14, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 2.
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Nov 21, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 18, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 29, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Oct 15, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections.
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Oct 15, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 15, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Kaufert, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Stubbs, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James, Wanggaard, Feyen, Marklein and Nass
- Oct 15, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections
- Oct 29, 2025 · Assembly
Senator Hutton added as a cosponsor
- Nov 4, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Born added as a coauthor
- Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Spiros
- Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 21, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Franklin added as a coauthor
- Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 7, Noes 2
- Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Maxey added as a coauthor
- Feb 9, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Mar 6, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Brown added as a coauthor
- Mar 16, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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