Subjects

Fraud

155 bills across 7 sessions, from the Legislature's subject index.

• AB 50 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 45 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Became law 2025
• AB 168 Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE) Vetoed 2025
• AB 462 Relating to: employee misclassification; construction contractor registration; reporting state tax law violations committed by construction industry employers; and granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 523 Relating to: nonfunctional and counterfeit airbags and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• AB 642 Relating to: legal action against certain private postsecondary schools. Died at session end 2025
• AB 651 Relating to: various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Became law 2025
• AB 652 Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 666 Relating to: fraudulent claims for unclaimed property and providing a penalty. (FE) Became law 2025
• AB 752 Relating to: using an absentee ballot drop box or the U.S. mail or a commercial carrier to commit election fraud and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• AB 791 Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• SB 200 Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 537 Relating to: nonfunctional and counterfeit airbags and providing a penalty. Became law 2025
• SB 629 Relating to: legal action against certain private postsecondary schools. Died at session end 2025
• SB 647 Relating to: fraudulent claims for unclaimed property and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 676 Relating to: various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 677 Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 738 Relating to: using an absentee ballot drop box or the U.S. mail or a commercial carrier to commit election fraud and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• SB 782 Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty. Became law 2025
• AB 1056 Relating to: firearm transfers and possession, law enforcement and prosecution, victims and witnesses, obstruction of justice, mental health and substance use services, hate crimes reporting portal, fraud, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 1160 Relating to: misclassification of employees and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 1237 Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 1086 Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 43 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 70 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE) Became law 2023
• SB 88 Relating to: whistleblower protection for municipal clerks who witness and report election fraud or irregularities. Died at session end 2023
• AB 335 Relating to: judgments concerning a candidate's felony violation of certain campaign finance or election fraud laws. Became law 2023
• AB 453 Relating to: adopting modifications to, and renaming, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. Died at session end 2023
• AB 475 Relating to: worker misclassification and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2023
• AB 494 Relating to: status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of automatically receiving absentee ballots and providing a penalty. (FE) Vetoed 2023
• AB 570 Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, defects on absentee ballot certificates, returning absentee ballots to the office of the municipal clerk, appointment of election officials, allowing an employee of a residential care facility or qualified retirement home to serve as a personal care voting assistant during a public health emergency or an incident of infectious disease, and providing a penalty. (FE) Vetoed 2023
• SB 334 Relating to: judgments concerning a candidate's felony violation of certain campaign finance or election fraud laws. Died at session end 2023
• SB 450 Relating to: adopting modifications to, and renaming, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. Became law 2023
• SB 582 Relating to: status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of automatically receiving absentee ballots and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 631 Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, defects on absentee ballot certificates, returning absentee ballots to the office of the municipal clerk, appointment of election officials, allowing an employee of a residential care facility or qualified retirement home to serve as a personal care voting assistant during a public health emergency or an incident of infectious disease, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 1186 Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 1192 Relating to: firearm transfers and possession, law enforcement and prosecution, victims and witnesses, obstruction of justice, mental health and substance use services, hate crimes reporting portal, fraud, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 1092 Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 1094 Relating to: firearm transfers and possession, law enforcement and prosecution, victims and witnesses, obstruction of justice, mental health and substance use services, hate crimes reporting portal, fraud, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 68 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature. (FE) Became law 2021
• AB 180 Relating to: status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 198 Relating to: defects on absentee ballot certificates, certain kinds of election fraud, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 652 Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 761 Relating to: removal of deceased individuals from the official voter registration list and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 111 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 206 Relating to: status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 212 Relating to: defects on absentee ballot certificates, certain kinds of election fraud, and providing a penalty. (FE) Vetoed 2021
• SB 652 Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 730 Relating to: removal of deceased individuals from the official voter registration list and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 935 Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, private resources and contracts for election administration, who may perform tasks related to election administration, defects on absentee ballot certificates, returning absentee ballots to the office of the municipal clerk, appointment of election officials, allowing an employee of a residential care facility or qualified retirement home to serve as a personal care voting assistant during a public health emergency or an incident of infectious disease, and providing a penalty. (FE) Vetoed 2021
• SB 937 Relating to: status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically and providing a penalty. Vetoed 2021
• SB 946 Relating to: whistleblower protection for municipal clerks who witness and report election fraud or irregularities. Died at session end 2021
• SB 978 Relating to: reports and district attorney charging decisions concerning allegations of fraud or misconduct at an election. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 1002 Relating to: status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2021
• AB 1004 Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, private resources and contracts for election administration, who may perform tasks related to election administration, defects on absentee ballot certificates, returning absentee ballots to the office of the municipal clerk, appointment of election officials, allowing an employee of a residential care facility or qualified retirement home to serve as a personal care voting assistant during a public health emergency or an incident of infectious disease, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 1008 Relating to: whistleblower protection for municipal clerks who witness and report election fraud or irregularities. Died at session end 2021
• AB 1046 Relating to: reports and district attorney charging decisions concerning allegations of fraud or misconduct at an election. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 1129 Relating to: worker misclassification and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2021
• AB 1140 Relating to: firearm transfers and possession, certain Department of Justice and Department of Corrections programs, law enforcement and prosecution, victims and witnesses, obstruction of justice, mental health and substance use services, hate crimes reporting portal, fraud, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 1052 Relating to: worker misclassification and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2021
• SB 1091 Relating to: firearm transfers and possession, certain Department of Justice and Department of Corrections programs, law enforcement and prosecution, victims and witnesses, obstruction of justice, mental health and substance use services, hate crimes reporting portal, fraud, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 56 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2019 legislature. Became law 2019
• AB 68 Relating to: creating a false identity on social media and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2019
• SB 59 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2019 legislature. Died at session end 2019
• SB 66 Relating to: creating a false identity on social media and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2019
• AB 338 Relating to: threat to use a dangerous weapon on school property to injure or kill a person and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2019
• AB 420 Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AB 454 Relating to: falsely reporting an emergency and providing a penalty. Became law 2019
• AB 719 Relating to: adopting modifications to, and renaming, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. Died at session end 2019
• SB 311 Relating to: threat to use a dangerous weapon on school property to injure or kill a person and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2019
• SB 363 Relating to: falsely reporting an emergency and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2019
• SB 374 Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 643 Relating to: adopting modifications to, and renaming, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. Died at session end 2019
• AB 47 Relating to: material misstatements on applications for certain credentials and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 64 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2017 legislature. Became law 2017
• SB 30 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2017 legislature. Died at session end 2017
• SB 43 Relating to: material misstatements on applications for certain credentials and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 82 Relating to: threat to use a firearm on school property to injure or kill a person and providing a criminal penalty. Died at session end 2017
• AB 111 Relating to: threat to use a firearm on school property to injure or kill a person and providing a criminal penalty. Died at session end 2017
• AB 196 Relating to: possession of or use of a credit card scanner, providing civil immunity for sellers or distributors of fuel for scanners installed on pumps, and providing criminal penalties. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 259 Relating to: the length of the recognition period for built-in gains tax; the evidentiary standard for proving a transaction has economic substance; participation by the Department of Revenue in the Multistate Tax Commission Audit Program; and reliance by a taxpayer on past audits by the Department of Revenue. (FE) Became law 2017
• AB 263 Relating to: incentive programs for counties and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs, removing inactive FoodShare accounts, expunging unused FoodShare benefits, limiting the number of FoodShare replacement cards, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 493 Relating to: fraud in parental choice programs and providing a criminal penalty. Died at session end 2017
• AB 648 Relating to: reporting fraud against the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Died at session end 2017
• AB 691 Relating to: eligible bidders at foreclosure sales, eligible purchasers of foreclosed property, and providing a penalty. (FE) Became law 2017
• AB 710 Relating to: criminal penalties for fraud in obtaining unemployment insurance benefits and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Became law 2017
• AB 734 Relating to: creating individual and corporate income and franchise tax deductions for tuition paid for apprenticeship programs. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 752 Relating to: applications for alcohol beverage licenses and permits and for cigarette and tobacco products retailer licenses, appointment of corporate agents of alcohol beverage licensees and permittees, and providing a penalty. (FE) Became law 2017
• AB 896 Relating to: creating an individual and corporate income and franchise tax credit for a small business that pays personal property taxes. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 963 Relating to: authorizing certain tax benefits for a paper products manufacturer with facilities in the city of Neenah and village of Fox Crossing and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 112 Relating to: a tax credit for hiring certain apprentices from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 133 Relating to: possession of or use of a credit card scanner, providing civil immunity for sellers or distributors of fuel for scanners installed on pumps, and providing criminal penalties. (FE) Became law 2017
• SB 174 Relating to: incentive programs for counties and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs, removing inactive FoodShare accounts, expunging unused FoodShare benefits, limiting the number of FoodShare replacement cards, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 203 Relating to: the length of the recognition period for built-in gains tax; the evidentiary standard for proving a transaction has economic substance; participation by the Department of Revenue in the Multistate Tax Commission Audit Program; and reliance by a taxpayer on past audits by the Department of Revenue. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 542 Relating to: criminal penalties for fraud in obtaining unemployment insurance benefits and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 620 Relating to: creating individual and corporate income and franchise tax deductions for tuition paid for apprenticeship programs. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 622 Relating to: eligible bidders at foreclosure sales, eligible purchasers of foreclosed property, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 632 Relating to: applications for alcohol beverage licenses and permits and for cigarette and tobacco products retailer licenses, appointment of corporate agents of alcohol beverage licensees and permittees, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 859 Relating to: authorizing certain tax benefits for a paper products manufacturer with facilities in the city of Neenah and village of Fox Crossing and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 1021 Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2017
• AB 21 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2015 legislature. Died at session end 2015
• AB 23 Relating to: prohibiting certain actions against financial institutions for offers, promises, agreements, or commitments that are not in writing. Became law 2015
• AB 69 Relating to: fraud in parental choice programs and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2015
• AB 92 Relating to: penalties for violations related to the motor vehicle liability insurance requirement, proof of financial responsibility, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 21 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2015 legislature. Became law 2015
• SB 95 Relating to: falsely claiming military service or honors, and providing a penalty. (FE) Became law 2015
• AB 114 Relating to: falsely claiming military service or honors, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 209 Relating to: commercial driver licenses. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 212 Relating to: acts of concealment and misrepresentations in filing for or claiming unemployment insurance benefits. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 273 Relating to: making a false threat to use a firearm to injure or kill another person in a school zone and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 470 Relating to: operation of off-highway motorcycles, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties. (FE) Became law 2015
• AB 501 Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 533 Relating to: criminal penalties for fraud in obtaining unemployment insurance benefits and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 535 Relating to: an optional incentive program for counties and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 607 Relating to: payments to child care providers, preventing fraud in the child care subsidy program, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 669 Relating to: providing fraudulent information to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 812 Relating to: material misstatements on applications for certain credentials and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 855 Relating to: fraud in parental choice programs, Medicaid expansion, eligibility for BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core, and providing a criminal penalty. Died at session end 2015
• AB 859 Relating to: reporting fraud against the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Died at session end 2015
• AB 913 Relating to: creating a program for reimbursing the higher education debt of small farm operators, creating an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts received from such a program, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 991 Relating to: reporting fraud, waste, and mismanagement regarding the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 140 Relating to: acts of concealment and misrepresentations in filing for or claiming unemployment insurance benefits. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 158 Relating to: commercial driver licenses. (FE) Became law 2015
• SB 197 Relating to: making a false threat to use a firearm to injure or kill another person in a school zone and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 401 Relating to: criminal penalties for fraud in obtaining unemployment insurance benefits and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 415 Relating to: fraud in obtaining economic development benefits from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 456 Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 471 Relating to: citations to underage persons for alcohol beverages violations and providing a criminal penalty. Died at session end 2015
• SB 472 Relating to: an optional incentive program for counties and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 503 Relating to: individual and corporate income and franchise taxes; sales and use taxes; administration of tax laws; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE) Became law 2015
• SB 573 Relating to: providing fraudulent information to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 706 Relating to: creating a program for reimbursing the higher education debt of small farm operators, creating an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts received from such a program, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 782 Relating to: reporting fraud, waste, and mismanagement regarding the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 785 Relating to: reporting fraud against the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Died at session end 2015
• AB 40 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2013 legislature. (FE) Became law 2013
• AB 65 Relating to: proof of motor vehicle liability insurance. Died at session end 2013
• SB 62 Relating to: proof of motor vehicle liability insurance. Became law 2013
• SB 69 Relating to: providing information to a firearms dealer when purchasing a handgun, authorizing the Department of Justice to prosecute violations of certain laws regulating firearms, and providing penalties. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 196 Relating to: creating an incentive program for reporting fraud to a state hotline, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 219 Relating to: various changes in the unemployment insurance law; license revocations based on delinquency in payment of unemployment insurance contributions; granting rule-making authority; providing a penalty; and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 232 Relating to: an optional incentive program for counties and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 688 Relating to: eligibility for a broker's or salesperson's license or a time-share salesperson's certificate of registration following a criminal conviction, immunity for employing real estate brokers in certain actions, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 711 Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 715 Relating to: the cancellation of a motor vehicle title or registration for fraud on the Department of Transportation. (FE) Became law 2013
• AB 812 Relating to: fraudulent motor vehicle emission inspection reports and providing a penalty. (FE) Became law 2013
• AB 862 Relating to: payments to child care providers, preventing fraud in the child care subsidy program, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 884 Relating to: making a false report of an active shooter, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 925 Relating to: fraud in parental choice programs and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 177 Relating to: creating an incentive program for reporting fraud to a state hotline, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 200 Relating to: various changes in the unemployment insurance law; license revocations based on delinquency in payment of unemployment insurance contributions; granting rule-making authority; providing a penalty; and making an appropriation. (FE) Became law 2013
• SB 238 Relating to: an optional incentive program for counties and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 531 Relating to: eligibility for a broker's or salesperson's license or a time-share salesperson's certificate of registration following a criminal conviction, immunity for employing real estate brokers in certain actions, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE) Became law 2013
• SB 550 Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 571 Relating to: the cancellation of a motor vehicle title or registration for fraud on the Department of Transportation. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 659 Relating to: fraudulent motor vehicle emission inspection reports and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2013