2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB89: Theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE)
Legislative Summary
An Act to create 943.20 (5), 943.50 (6), 971.19 (2m) and 971.36 (5) of the statutes; Relating to: theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE)
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Bill History
2/28/2025
Introduced
State Assembly
2/28/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
State Assembly
3/5/2025
Public hearing held
State Assembly
3/10/2025
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Penterman
State Assembly
3/11/2025
Executive action taken
State Assembly
3/11/2025
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2
State Assembly
3/11/2025
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1
State Assembly
3/11/2025
Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
State Assembly
3/11/2025
Senator Cabral-Guevara added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Read a second time
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Rules suspended
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 71, Noes 26
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Received from Assembly
Senate
3/14/2025
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Senate
4/15/2025
Fiscal estimate received
Senate
Amendments
Assembly Amendment 1
Assembly Amendment 1
3/10/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Assembly: Read a third time and passed
3/13/2025
71
Yea
26
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary and Public Safety(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 24
Primary Sponsor
William Penterman
Republican
Co-Sponsors (23)
Scott Allen
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Bob Donovan
Republican
Benjamin Franklin
Republican
Joy Goeben
Republican
Rick Gundrum
Republican
Nate Gustafson
Republican
Brent Jacobson
Republican
Dan Knodl
Republican
Dave Maxey
Republican
Paul Melotik
Republican
David Murphy
Republican
Jim Piwowarczyk
Republican
Ron Tusler
Republican
Chuck Wichgers
Republican
Robert Wittke
Republican
Scott Krug
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Dean Kaufert
Republican
Andre Jacque
Republican
Rob Hutton
Republican
Steve Nass
Republican
Cory Tomczyk
Republican