Wisconsin Legislature: Crime and criminals

Adults at risk: increased penalties for crimes against, including sexual assault and physical abuse; appearing for restraining order hearings; and freezing assets of defendant charged with financial exploitation; JRCCP may report - AB19

Adults at risk: increased penalties for crimes against, including sexual assault and physical abuse; appearing for restraining order hearings; and freezing assets of defendant charged with financial exploitation; JRCCP may report - SB15

Child trafficking crime: imposing penalty of life imprisonment; JRCCP may report - AB86

Child trafficking crime: imposing penalty of life imprisonment; JRCCP may report - SB91

Dismissing or amending certain criminal charges requires court approval, report required; deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes prohibited - AB66

Dismissing or amending certain criminal charges requires court approval, report required; deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes prohibited - SB76

Disorderly conduct defendants: alternatives to prosecution under set conditions [Sec. 3239] - AB50

Disorderly conduct defendants: alternatives to prosecution under set conditions [Sec. 3239] - SB45

DOC required to recommend revocation of parole, probation, or extended supervision if person is charged with a crime while on release - AB85

DOC required to recommend revocation of parole, probation, or extended supervision if person is charged with a crime while on release - SB93

Domestic violence: reorganize statutes so misdemeanor crimes become a firearms disqualifier [Sec. 3186, 3187, 3243, 3244] - AB50

Domestic violence: reorganize statutes so misdemeanor crimes become a firearms disqualifier [Sec. 3186, 3187, 3243, 3244] - SB45

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2025 proclaimed as - AJR3

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2025 proclaimed as - SJR3

Impersonating a peace officer, fire fighter, EMS practitioner, or emergency medical responder: misdemeanor changed to a felony; JRCCP may report - AB136

Impersonating a peace officer, fire fighter, EMS practitioner, or emergency medical responder: misdemeanor changed to a felony; JRCCP may report - SB132

Lost or stolen firearm: report to law enforcement and written notice in commercial sales or transfers required; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [Sec. 2234, 2235, 2304, 2308, 9351 (3), (4)] - AB50

Lost or stolen firearm: report to law enforcement and written notice in commercial sales or transfers required; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [Sec. 2234, 2235, 2304, 2308, 9351 (3), (4)] - SB45

Name change prohibition for persons convicted of violent crimes; JRCCP may report - AB124

Name change prohibition for persons convicted of violent crimes; JRCCP may report - SB146

Private attorney rate increased for cases assigned by SPD and involving a violent crime [Sec. 3269] - AB50

Private attorney rate increased for cases assigned by SPD and involving a violent crime [Sec. 3269] - SB45

Repeat retail or property theft: value of items taken may be aggregated and prosecuted as one crime; JRCCP may report - AB89

Repeat retail or property theft: value of items taken may be aggregated and prosecuted as one crime; JRCCP may report - SB92

Riot or vandalism: felony crime revisions, civil cause of action for injury or property damage, and limiting or restricting law enforcement response prohibited; JSCTE appendix report - AB88

Riot or vandalism: felony crime revisions, civil cause of action for injury or property damage, and limiting or restricting law enforcement response prohibited; JSCTE appendix report - SB94

Undetectable firearms manufacture, transportation, sale, possession, and carrying prohibited, plans for manufacture provision; possession of frame or receiver of a firearm without a serial number prohibited; JRCCP may report [Sec. 3172, 3179] - AB50

Undetectable firearms manufacture, transportation, sale, possession, and carrying prohibited, plans for manufacture provision; possession of frame or receiver of a firearm without a serial number prohibited; JRCCP may report [Sec. 3172, 3179] - SB45

Violence Prevention, Office of, created in DOA and community violence intervention grants; Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls created, report required [Sec. 62, 63, 66, 82, 338, 339, 9101 (5)] - AB50

Violence Prevention, Office of, created in DOA and community violence intervention grants; Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls created, report required [Sec. 62, 63, 66, 82, 338, 339, 9101 (5)] - SB45

Battery or threat of against a juror or juror’s family member: felony penalty increased; judge can prohibit convicted person from contacting a juror; JRCCP may report - AB26

Battery or threat of against a juror or juror’s family member: felony penalty increased; judge can prohibit convicted person from contacting a juror; JRCCP may report - SB5

Entering certain places without consent and with intent to commit battery made a felony - AB65

Entering certain places without consent and with intent to commit battery made a felony - SB77

Recodification of battery statutes; JRCCP may report - AB121

Recodification of battery statutes; JRCCP may report - SB121

Special circumstances battery: adding community service officer; JRCCP may report - AB53

Special circumstances battery: adding community service officer; JRCCP may report - SB17

Battery or threat of against a juror or juror’s family member: felony penalty increased; judge can prohibit convicted person from contacting a juror; JRCCP may report - AB26

Battery or threat of against a juror or juror’s family member: felony penalty increased; judge can prohibit convicted person from contacting a juror; JRCCP may report - SB5

Firearm accessories that accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm: prohibition on sale, manufacture, transfer, use, and possession; JRCCP may report [Sec. 3173, 3174, 3178, 3263, 9151 (2)] - AB50

Firearm accessories that accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm: prohibition on sale, manufacture, transfer, use, and possession; JRCCP may report [Sec. 3173, 3174, 3178, 3263, 9151 (2)] - SB45

Killing or injuring a law enforcement agency or fire department animal: penalties increased; JRCCP may report - AB61

Killing or injuring a law enforcement agency or fire department animal: penalties increased; JRCCP may report - SB64

Representations depicting nudity without consent: felony expanded to include synthetic intimate representation (known as “deepfakes”); reproducing private representations made a misdemeanor; JRCCP may report - AB33

Representations depicting nudity without consent: felony expanded to include synthetic intimate representation (known as “deepfakes”); reproducing private representations made a misdemeanor; JRCCP may report - SB33

Restitution paid immediately for defendant convicted of human trafficking; restoring right to vote for certain convicted felons requires payment of all fines, costs, surcharges, fees, and restitution and completion of community service - AB87

Restitution paid immediately for defendant convicted of human trafficking; restoring right to vote for certain convicted felons requires payment of all fines, costs, surcharges, fees, and restitution and completion of community service - SB95

Sheriffs required to provide information re legal status of individuals in jail to USDHS; DOR and DOJ provisions - AB24

Sheriffs required to provide information re legal status of individuals in jail to USDHS; DOR and DOJ provisions - SB57

Crime victim services grants and new surcharge created [Sec. 106, 330, 331, 344, 2241, 3088-3094, 3262, 9351 (8)] - AB50

Crime victim services grants and new surcharge created [Sec. 106, 330, 331, 344, 2241, 3088-3094, 3262, 9351 (8)] - SB45

DOJ restitution appropriation change [Sec. 319] - AB50

DOJ restitution appropriation change [Sec. 319] - SB45

Prostitution crime surcharge created; use of moneys specified - AB84

Prostitution crime surcharge created; use of moneys specified - SB138

Restitution paid immediately for defendant convicted of human trafficking; restoring right to vote for certain convicted felons requires payment of all fines, costs, surcharges, fees, and restitution and completion of community service - AB87

Restitution paid immediately for defendant convicted of human trafficking; restoring right to vote for certain convicted felons requires payment of all fines, costs, surcharges, fees, and restitution and completion of community service - SB95

Arrest or conviction record of credential applicant: DSPS investigation of revised [Sec. 2674, 9138 (1)] - AB50

Arrest or conviction record of credential applicant: DSPS investigation of revised [Sec. 2674, 9138 (1)] - SB45

Background checks on all transfers of firearms, penalty provision; JRCCP may report [Sec. 325, 2273, 2274, 2276-2281, 2283-2286, 2289-2301, 2303, 2310, 2313, 3138, 3175, 3245, 3267, 9327 (2), 9427 (1)] - AB50

Background checks on all transfers of firearms, penalty provision; JRCCP may report [Sec. 325, 2273, 2274, 2276-2281, 2283-2286, 2289-2301, 2303, 2310, 2313, 3138, 3175, 3245, 3267, 9327 (2), 9427 (1)] - SB45

Self-assigned firearm exclusion created; DOJ to develop forms and maintain database; background check provision [Sec. 2230, 2287, 2302, 9351 (5)] - AB50

Self-assigned firearm exclusion created; DOJ to develop forms and maintain database; background check provision [Sec. 2230, 2287, 2302, 9351 (5)] - SB45

Labeling or selling a food product as any type of milk, dairy product, or dairy ingredient prohibited unless it is cow's milk or hooved or camelid mammal's milk [Sec. 1588, 1589] - AB50

Labeling or selling a food product as any type of milk, dairy product, or dairy ingredient prohibited unless it is cow's milk or hooved or camelid mammal's milk [Sec. 1588, 1589] - SB45

Employment discrimination based on gender expression, gender identity, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetics testing: prohibitions and compensatory and punitive damages [Sec. 114, 115, 622, 760, 1782, 1783, 1801-1810, 1852, 2032, 2605, 3087, 3122, 9350 (2)] - AB50

Employment discrimination based on gender expression, gender identity, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetics testing: prohibitions and compensatory and punitive damages [Sec. 114, 115, 622, 760, 1782, 1783, 1801-1810, 1852, 2032, 2605, 3087, 3122, 9350 (2)] - SB45

Material harmful to minors, obscene material, or obscene depiction of a purported child: businesses knowingly publishing or distributing on the Internet without age verification prohibited; civil liability and sovereign immunity provisions - AB105

Material harmful to minors, obscene material, or obscene depiction of a purported child: businesses knowingly publishing or distributing on the Internet without age verification prohibited; civil liability and sovereign immunity provisions - SB130

Riot or vandalism: felony crime revisions, civil cause of action for injury or property damage, and limiting or restricting law enforcement response prohibited; JSCTE appendix report - AB88

Riot or vandalism: felony crime revisions, civil cause of action for injury or property damage, and limiting or restricting law enforcement response prohibited; JSCTE appendix report - SB94