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2023 SENATE BILL 25
January 27, 2023 - Introduced by Senators JACQUE and MARKLEIN, cosponsored by
Representatives BINSFELD, BEHNKE, BROOKS, BRANDTJEN, DONOVAN, KITCHENS,
MURPHY, MURSAU, RETTINGER, SAPIK and WICHGERS. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary and Public Safety.
1 AN ACT to amend 943.20 (3) (a) and 943.20 (3) (bf) of the statutes; relating to:
2 felony theft of property and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, theft of property valued at up to $2,500 is a Class A
misdemeanor, and theft of property valued at more than $2,500 but not more than
$5,000 is a Class I felony. Under this bill, theft of property valued at up to $1,000 is
a Class A misdemeanor, and theft of property valued at more than $1,000 but not
more than $5,000 is a Class I felony.
Under current law, the penalty for a Class A misdemeanor is a fine of up to
$10,000 or imprisonment for up to nine months, or both, and the penalty for a Class
I felony is a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment for up to three years and six
months, or both.
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:
3 SECTION 1. 943.20 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
4 943.20 (3) (a) If the value of the property does not exceed $2,500 $1,000, is
5 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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SENATE BILL 25 SECTION 2
1 SECTION 2. 943.20 (3) (bf) of the statutes is amended to read:
2 943.20 (3) (bf) If the value of the property exceeds $2,500 $1,000 but does not
3 exceed $5,000, is guilty of a Class I felony.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 943.20(3)(a), 943.20, 943.20(3)(bf)