---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: stalking and providing a penalty."
description: "Relating to: stalking and providing a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 85"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 85 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carpenter", "Jacque", "L. Taylor", "Ringhand", "Wanggaard"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-10T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-26T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2aebc65-0e78-4866-9dde-5a1d52627a34"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb85"
source_hash: "f2d8b57f358277f73e47d41659c86e4666cd97821a513b47db7ca46b926697a6"
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 SB 85 (2021) — Relating to: stalking 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](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/SB85)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carpenter — primary (person)
- Jacque — primary (person)
- L. Taylor — primary (person)
- Ringhand — primary (person)
- Wanggaard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, Carpenter, Ringhand and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Callahan, Cabrera, Emerson, Milroy, Mursau, Rozar, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Wichgers `introduction`
- **2021-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Edming added as a cosponsor
- **2021-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-03-05T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Skowronski added as a cosponsor
- **2021-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Representatives Stubbs and Bowen added as cosponsors
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-03-12T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-03-19T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-23-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 4-13-2021 by Committee on Rules
- **2021-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-04-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-04-19T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2021-04-22T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 4-22-2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-26T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 4-23-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 28 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-26T05:00:00+00:00** Published 4-24-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2aebc65-0e78-4866-9dde-5a1d52627a34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).