2023-2024 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB578: Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.
Legislative Summary
An Act to create 224.45 of the statutes; Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.
Bill History
10/31/2023
Introduced
State Assembly
10/31/2023
Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions
State Assembly
11/1/2023
Representatives Edming, Subeck and Joers added as coauthors
State Assembly
11/1/2023
Public hearing held
State Assembly
11/10/2023
Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor
State Assembly
12/5/2023
Executive action taken
State Assembly
1/16/2024
Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 7, Noes 2
State Assembly
1/16/2024
Referred to committee on Rules
State Assembly
1/16/2024
Placed on calendar 1-18-2024 by Committee on Rules
State Assembly
1/17/2024
Representatives C. Anderson and Gustafson added as coauthors
State Assembly
1/18/2024
Read a second time
State Assembly
1/18/2024
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
1/18/2024
Rules suspended
State Assembly
1/18/2024
Read a third time and passed
State Assembly
1/18/2024
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
1/18/2024
Received from Assembly
Senate
1/19/2024
Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
Senate
2/1/2024
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
Senate
2/14/2024
Public hearing held
Senate
4/15/2024
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(4/15/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 22
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Jerry O'Connor
Republican
Co-Sponsors (22)
John Macco
Republican
Terry Katsma
Republican
David Armstrong
Republican
Bob Donovan
Republican
Amanda Nedweski
Republican
David Steffen
Republican
Calvin Callahan
Republican
Gae Magnafici
Republican
Donna Rozar
Republican
Paul Melotik
Republican
Robert Wittke
Republican
Dave Maxey
Republican
William Penterman
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Nik Rettinger
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Mike Bare
Democrat
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Romaine Quinn
Republican
Patrick Testin
Republican
Joan Ballweg
Republican
Howard Marklein
Republican