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WI AB 242

enacted

Relating to: tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 242 pass?

Yes. WI AB 242 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-11): Published 8-9-2025

What is WI AB 242 about?

WI AB 242 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 242?

Melotik, Subeck, Steffen and 10 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 242.

Introduced
2025-05-02
Latest action
2025-08-11 — Published 8-9-2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Melotikprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Mosesprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Doyleprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Callahanprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Summerfieldprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-11

    Published 8-9-2025

    became-law

  2. 2025-08-11

    Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 30

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-08-07

    Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-23

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-23-2025

    enrolled

  5. 2025-06-19

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  6. 2025-06-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  7. 2025-06-18

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-06-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. 2025-06-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  10. 2025-06-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-06-18

    Rules suspended and taken up

  12. 2025-06-18

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  13. 2025-06-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. 2025-06-18

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  15. 2025-06-18

    Rules suspended

  16. 2025-06-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  17. 2025-06-18

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  18. 2025-06-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  19. 2025-06-17

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  20. 2025-06-16

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-18-2025

    referral

  21. 2025-05-29

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-05-29

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-05-29

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-05-21

    Executive action taken

  25. 2025-05-15

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield

    amendment-introduction

  26. 2025-05-12

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  27. 2025-05-07

    Public hearing held

  28. 2025-05-02

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-02

    Introduced by Representatives Summerfield, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, Green, Gundrum, Moses, Mursau, Penterman, Steffen, Subeck and Melotik; cosponsored by Senators James, Marklein, Nass and Pfaff

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 1

    2025-05-29 · pass · 12-1

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 1

    2025-05-29 · pass · 12-1

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