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AB401 • 2025

damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty

damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Penterman, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy and Wichgers, cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara, Nass and Wanggaard
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Effective date
Not listed

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damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty

damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty Status: A - Criminal Justice and Public Safety

What This Bill Does

  • damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty Status: A - Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-10-01 Asm.

    Representative Donovan added as a coauthor

  3. 2025-08-29 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Penterman , Behnke , Brill , Dittrich , Goeben , Gundrum , B. Jacobson , Knodl , Kreibich , Melotik , Murphy and Wichgers ; cosponsored by Senators Jacque , Cabral-Guevara , Nass and Wanggaard

  4. 2025-08-29 Asm.

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

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damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty
Status: A - Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 401
August 29, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Penterman
,
Behnke
,
Brill
,
Dittrich
,
Goeben
,
Gundrum
,
B. Jacobson
,
Knodl
,
Kreibich
,
Melotik
,
Murphy
and
Wichgers
, cosponsored by Senators
Jacque
,
Cabral-Guevara
,
Nass
and
Wanggaard
. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
AB401,1,2
1
An Act

to amend
943.01 (2) (e) and 943.017 (2) (e) of the statutes;
relating to:

2
damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, it is a Class I felony to damage or graffiti certain vehicles, highways, common carrier property, grand juror property, and state-owned historical property. This bill makes it a Class I felony to damage or graffiti any structure, plaque, statue, painting, or other monument of commemorative or historical significance that is on public property or is maintained by the state or any county or municipality.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB401,1
3
Section
1
.
943.01 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB401,2,2
4
943.01
(2)
(e) The property damaged is on
state-owned

publicly owned
land
or
5
is maintained by the state or any county or municipality
and
either
is listed on the
1
registry under sub. (5)
or is a structure, plaque, statue, painting, or other
2
monument of commemorative or historical significance
.
AB401,2
3
Section
2
.
943.017 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB401,2,7
4
943.017
(2)
(e) The property affected is on
state-owned

publicly owned
land
or
5
is maintained by the state or any county or municipality
and
either
is listed on the
6
registry under s. 943.01
or is a structure, plaque, statue, painting, or other
7
monument of commemorative or historical significance
.
AB401,2,8
8
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