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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
March 10, 2022 - Introduced by Representative Bowen. Referred to Committee on
Rules.
AB1195,1,2
1An Act to amend 256.15 (1) (ag) (intro.) and 256.15 (1) (ig) of the statutes;
2relating to: definition of an act of terrorism.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill modifies the statutory definition of “act of terrorism” and the related
term “intent to terrorize” to incorporate language from the current federal criminal
code definition of domestic terrorism. The bill also provides that intent, for purposes
of an “intent to terrorize,” must be in service of an ideological goal.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB1195,1
3Section 1
. 256.15 (1) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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256.15
(1) (ag) (intro.) “Act of terrorism" means
a felony under ch. 939 to 951 5an act that is
dangerous to human life and a violation of the criminal laws of the
6United States or of any state, is committed with intent to terrorize
, and is committed
7under any of the following circumstances:
AB1195,2
8Section 2
. 256.15 (1) (ig) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1195,2,5
1256.15
(1) (ig) “Intent to terrorize" means intent
, in service of an ideological
2goal, to influence the policy of a governmental unit by intimidation or coercion, to
3punish a governmental unit for a prior policy decision, to affect the conduct of a
4governmental unit by
homicide mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping, or
5to intimidate or coerce a civilian population.
