2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB242: Tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty.
Legislative Summary
An Act to amend 941.40 (1), 941.40 (2), 941.40 (3) and 941.40 (4) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty.
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Bill History
5/2/2025
Introduced
State Assembly
5/2/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
State Assembly
5/7/2025
Public hearing held
State Assembly
5/12/2025
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
5/15/2025
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield
State Assembly
5/21/2025
Executive action taken
State Assembly
Amendments
Assembly Amendment 1
Assembly Amendment 1
5/15/2025Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(5/2/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
Criminal Justice and Public Safety(State Assembly)
Sponsors
Republican: 14
Democrat: 3
Primary Sponsor

Rob Summerfield
Republican
Co-Sponsors (16)
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Calvin Callahan
Republican
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Steve Doyle
Democrat
Chanz Green
Republican
Rick Gundrum
Republican
Clint Moses
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
William Penterman
Republican
David Steffen
Republican
Lisa Subeck
Democrat
Paul Melotik
Republican
Jesse James
Republican
Howard Marklein
Republican
Steve Nass
Republican
Brad Pfaff
Democrat