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WI AB 136

enacted

Relating to: classification of the crime of impersonating law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and certain other emergency personnel and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 136 pass?

Yes. WI AB 136 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-19): Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

What is WI AB 136 about?

WI AB 136 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: classification of the crime of impersonating law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and certain other emergency personnel and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 136?

Murphy, Maxey, Kreibich and 4 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 136.

Introduced
2025-03-13
Latest action
2026-03-19 — Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Murphyprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Wichgersprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-19

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  2. 2026-03-10

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-03-06

    Representative Brown added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-01-23

    Representative Doyle added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-12-10

    Published 12-10-2025

    became-law

  6. 2025-12-10

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 55

    executive-signature

  7. 2025-12-04

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

    executive-receipt

  8. 2025-11-19

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025

    enrolled

  9. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  10. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  11. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  14. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-11-18

    Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as cosponsors

  16. 2025-11-14

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  17. 2025-11-14

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

  18. 2025-11-11

    Available for scheduling

  19. 2025-11-11

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-11-11

    Executive action taken

  21. 2025-10-20

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  22. 2025-10-15

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 2025-10-15

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  24. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  26. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended

  27. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  28. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  29. 2025-10-14

    Representatives Stubbs and Subeck added as coauthors

  30. 2025-10-13

    Representative Spaude added as a coauthor

  31. 2025-10-09

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  32. 2025-10-09

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules

  33. 2025-10-08

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-10-08

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-10-01

    Executive action taken

  36. 2025-09-25

    Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor

  37. 2025-09-25

    Public hearing held

  38. 2025-03-13

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

    reading-1,referral-committee

  39. 2025-03-13

    Introduced by Representatives Wichgers, Behnke, Donovan, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators James, Bradley and Nass

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0

    2025-10-08 · pass · 7-0

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    2025-11-11 · pass · 8-0

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

    2025-11-14 · pass · 3-2

Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab136

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