---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: mail theft and providing a penalty."
description: "Relating to: mail theft and providing a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 734"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 734 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Duchow", "Edming", "Fields", "Gundrum", "Hutton", "Jagler", "Katsma", "Knodl", "Kuglitsch", "Kulp", "Murphy", "Petersen", "Pronschinske", "Sanfelippo", "Skowronski", "Steffen", "Tranel", "Tusler"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-09T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ee7cdad-bfe7-4f5d-9b43-51ebb8510ab9"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab734"
source_hash: "49af767fe34ec5227957db68610d64a41ab90de0fd3de623f6a6d8acd8ffa592"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 734 (2019) — Relating to: mail theft and providing a penalty.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB734)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **84–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Fields — primary (person)
- Gundrum — primary (person)
- Hutton — primary (person)
- Jagler — primary (person)
- Katsma — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kuglitsch — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Petersen — primary (person)
- Pronschinske — primary (person)
- Sanfelippo — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Tranel — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Hutton, Allen, Duchow, Edming, Fields, Gundrum, Jagler, Katsma, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Murphy, Petersen, Pronschinske, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Steffen, Tranel and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Craig, Darling, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Stroebel and Wanggaard `introduction`
- **2020-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-10T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
- **2020-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 84, Noes 13 `passage`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2020-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2020-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2020-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020
- **2020-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 144 `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Published 3-4-2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ee7cdad-bfe7-4f5d-9b43-51ebb8510ab9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).