AB50: Bill Text

AB50,3148 Section 3148. 938.357 (5m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.357 (5m).

AB50,3149 Section 3149. 938.36 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1572,13 938.36 (4) Child support referral. (a) The county department or the department may refer to the attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a juvenile for whom an out-of- home placement has been ordered under s. 938.355 or 938.357 based on criteria established by the department by rule.

AB50,1572,15 (b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for when it is appropriate for a child support referral to be made under par. (a).

AB50,3150 Section 3150. 938.363 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1572,21 938.363 (2) Revision of support. If the court revises the amount of child support to be paid by a parent under the a dispositional order entered before July 1, 2026, for the care and maintenance of the parent’s juvenile who has been placed by a court order under this chapter in a residential, nonmedical facility, the court shall determine the liability of the parent under s. 301.12 (14).

AB50,3151 Section 3151. 938.38 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1573,2 938.38 (2) (f) The juvenile’s care would be paid for under s. 49.19 but for s. 49.19 (20), except that this paragraph does not apply to a juvenile whose care is being paid for under s. 48.623 (1) (1r).

AB50,3152 Section 3152. 938.38 (4) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1573,6 938.38 (4) (j) (intro.) If the juvenile is placed in the home of a relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. who will be receiving subsidized guardianship payments, a description of all of the following:

AB50,3153 Section 3153. 938.38 (4) (j) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1573,12 938.38 (4) (j) 3. The reasons why a permanent placement with a fit and willing relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. through a subsidized guardianship arrangement is in the best interests of the juvenile. In the case of an Indian juvenile, the best interests of the Indian juvenile shall be determined in accordance with s. 938.01 (3).

AB50,3154 Section 3154. 938.38 (4) (j) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1573,16 938.38 (4) (j) 4. The ways in which the juvenile and the relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. meet the eligibility requirements specified in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) for the receipt of subsidized guardianship payments.

AB50,3155 Section 3155. 938.38 (4) (j) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1573,22 938.38 (4) (j) 5. The efforts the agency has made to discuss adoption of the juvenile by the relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. as a more permanent alternative to guardianship and, if that relative or other person has chosen not to pursue adoption, documentation of the reasons for not pursuing adoption.

AB50,3156 Section 3156. 938.39 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1574,4 938.39 Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding. Disposition by the court of any violation of state law within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile reaches the age of 17 becomes an adult. This section does not affect criminal proceedings in circuit court that were transferred under s. 938.18.

AB50,3157 Section 3157. 938.396 (2g) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1574,18 938.396 (2g) (g) Paternity Parentage of juvenile. Upon request of a court having jurisdiction over actions affecting the family, an attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) or a party to a paternity proceeding under subch. IX of ch. 767, the party’s attorney or the guardian ad litem for the juvenile who is the subject of that proceeding to review or be provided with information from the records of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 relating to the paternity parentage of a juvenile for the purpose of determining the paternity parentage of the juvenile or for the purpose of rebutting the presumption of paternity under s. 891.405, 891.407, or the presumption of parentage under s. 891.405 or 891.41, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 shall open for inspection by the requester its records relating to the paternity parentage of the juvenile or disclose to the requester those records.

AB50,3158 Section 3158. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 938 [precedes 938.44] of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1574,21 CHAPTER 938

AB50,1575,2 SUBCHAPTER IX JURISDICTION OVER PERSONS 17 OR OLDER ADULTS

AB50,3159 Section 3159. 938.44 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1575,7 938.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 938.355 (4), 938.357 (6), 938.365 (5), and 938.45 and as otherwise specified in this chapter.

AB50,3160 Section 3160. 938.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1575,17 938.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent under s. 938.12 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 it appears that any person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the juvenile, the court may make orders with respect to the conduct of that person in his or her relationship to the juvenile, including orders relating to determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the juvenile and directing when, how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.

AB50,3161 Section 3161. 938.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1575,23 938.45 (3) Prosecution of adult contributing to delinquency of juvenile. If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has violated s. 948.40, the court shall refer the record to the district attorney. This subsection does not prohibit prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior reference by the court to the district attorney.

AB50,3162 Section 3162. 938.48 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1576,3 938.48 (4m) (title) Continuing care and services for juveniles over 17 who become adults.

AB50,3163 Section 3163. 938.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1576,5 938.48 (4m) (a) Is at least 17 years of age an adult.

AB50,3164 Section 3164. 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1576,9 938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), or 938.357 (3) or (4) when the person reached 17 years of age became an adult.

AB50,3165 Section 3165. 938.48 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1576,18 938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17 who become adults. Pay maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age became adults, were students regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly attending a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for gainful employment, and who upon attaining that age becoming adults were under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), or 938.357 (3) or (4) as a result of a judicial decision.

AB50,3166 Section 3166. 938.57 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1576,21 938.57 (3) (title) Continuing maintenance for juveniles over 17 who become adults.

AB50,3167 Section 3167. 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1577,2 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) From the reimbursement received under s. 48.569 (1) (d), counties may provide funding for the maintenance of any juvenile person who meets all of the following qualifications:

AB50,3168 Section 3168. 938.57 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1577,4 938.57 (3) (a) 1. Is 17 years of age or older an adult.

AB50,3169 Section 3169. 938.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1577,7 938.57 (3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 48.569 (1) (d) immediately prior to his or her 17th birthday becoming an adult.

AB50,3170 Section 3170. 938.57 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1577,11 938.57 (3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a juvenile person under par. (a) shall be in an amount equal to that which the juvenile person would receive under s. 48.569 (1) (d) if the person were a juvenile were 16 years of age.

AB50,3171 Section 3171. 939.22 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1577,17 939.22 (22) “Peace officer” means any person vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes. “Peace officer” includes a commission warden, a marshal of the supreme court under s. 758.195, and a university police officer, as defined in s. 175.42 (1) (b).

AB50,3172 Section 3172. 939.6195 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1577,19 939.6195 (1) (a) 1. A violation of s. 941.29 or, 941.2905, or 941.293.

AB50,3173 Section 3173. 941.285 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1578,3 941.285 Possession of firearm accessories that accelerate the rate of fire. (1) No person may import, sell or offer to sell, purchase, manufacture, transfer, use, or possess a trigger crank, a bump-fire device, or any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is added after manufacture that is designed to accelerate or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm.

AB50,1578,4 (2) Any person violating sub. (1) is guilty of a Class G felony.

AB50,1578,7 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to importation, sale, purchase, manufacture, transfer, use, or possession by or under the authority of the federal government or a state or local government.

AB50,3174 Section 3174. 941.29 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1578,17 941.29 (1g) (a) “Violent felony” means any felony under s. 943.23 (1m), 1999 stats., s. 943.23 (1r), 1999 stats., or s. 943.23 (1g), 2021 stats., this section sub. (1m), or s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, 940.10, 940.19, 940.195, 940.198, 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.204, 940.21, 940.225, 940.23, 940.235, 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295 (3), 940.30, 940.302, 940.305, 940.31, 940.43 (1) to (3), 940.45 (1) to (3), 941.20, 941.26, 941.28, 941.285, 941.2905, 941.292, 941.293, 941.30, 941.327 (2) (b) 3. or 4., 943.02, 943.04, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.231 (1), 943.32, 943.87, 946.43, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03, 948.04, 948.05, 948.051, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.30.

AB50,3175 Section 3175. 941.29 (1m) (dm), (dn) and (do) of the statutes are created to read:

AB50,1578,21 941.29 (1m) (dm) The person has been convicted of a misdemeanor under s. 175.33 (2), unless at least 2 years have passed since the conviction.

AB50,1578,23 (dn) The person has been adjudicated delinquent for a violation under s. 175.33 (2), unless at least 2 years have passed since the adjudication.

AB50,1579,2 (do) The person has been found not guilty of a misdemeanor under s. 175.33 (2) by reason of mental disease or defect, unless at least 2 years have passed since the finding.

AB50,3176 Section 3176. 941.29 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1579,10 941.29 (1m) (f) The person is subject to an injunction issued under s. 813.12 or 813.122, a temporary restraining order or an injunction issued under s. 813.124, or under a tribal injunction, as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (e), issued by a court established by any federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribe or band, except the Menominee Indian tribe of Wisconsin, that includes notice to the respondent that he or she is subject to the requirements and penalties under this section and that has been filed under s. 813.128 (3g).

AB50,3177 Section 3177. 941.29 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1579,16 941.29 (3m) (a) A person who resides with a person who is prohibited under sub. (1m) from possessing a firearm shall, when not carrying the firearm, store any firearm he or she possesses in a securely locked box or container or in a locked location that a reasonable person would believe to be secure or ensure that a trigger lock is engaged on the firearm.

AB50,1579,17 (b) A person who violates par. (a) is guilty of the following:

AB50,1579,18 1. For a first violation, a Class A misdemeanor.

AB50,1579,19 2. For a 2nd or subsequent violation, a Class I felony.

AB50,3178 Section 3178. 941.291 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1580,9 941.291 (1) (b) “Violent felony” means any felony, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit any felony, under s. 943.23 (1m) or (1r), 1999 stats., or s. 943.23 (1g), 2021 stats., or s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, 940.10, 940.19, 940.195, 940.198, 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.204, 940.21, 940.225, 940.23, 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295 (3), 940.30, 940.305, 940.31, 940.43 (1) to (3), 940.45 (1) to (3), 941.20, 941.26, 941.28, 941.285, 941.29 (1m), 941.293, 941.30, 941.327, 943.01 (2) (c), 943.011, 943.013, 943.02, 943.04, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.231 (1), 943.32, 943.81, 943.82, 943.83, 943.85, 943.86, 943.87, 943.88, 943.89, 943.90, 946.43, 947.015, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03, 948.04, 948.05, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.30; or, if the victim is a financial institution, as defined in s. 943.80 (2), a felony, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a felony under s. 943.84 (1) or (2).

AB50,3179 Section 3179. 941.293 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1580,12 941.293 Undetectable firearms; serial numbers on firearm components. (1) In this section:

AB50,1580,14 (a) “Major component” means the barrel, the slide or cylinder, or the frame or receiver of a firearm.

AB50,1580,15 (b) “Undetectable firearm” means any of the following:

AB50,1580,18 1. A firearm that, after the removal of grips, stocks, and magazines, is not detectable by a metal detector calibrated to detect a security exemplar, as defined in 18 USC 922 (p) (2) (C).

AB50,1580,22 2. A firearm if any major component of it does not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component when subject to inspection by security scanners, x-ray machines, or other security devices commonly used at airports.

AB50,1580,24 (2) (a) 1. Whoever sells, offers to sell, transfers, transports, manufactures, possesses, or goes armed with an undetectable firearm is guilty of a Class G felony.

AB50,1581,3 2. Whoever sells, offers to sell, transfers, posts, provides to another, or possesses plans for manufacturing an undetectable firearm is guilty of a Class H felony.

AB50,1581,7 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person who is licensed by a state or the federal government to manufacture undetectable firearms while the person is on official duty. Paragraph (a) 1. does not apply to a law enforcement officer while on official duty or to armed forces or national guard personnel while on official duty.

AB50,1581,10 (3) (a) Whoever possesses a frame or a receiver of a firearm that is not attached to a firearm and that is not marked or engraved with a serial number is guilty of a Class I felony.

AB50,1581,15 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a firearm frame or receiver manufactured before 1968, a person who is licensed by a state or the federal government to manufacture undetectable firearms while the person is on official duty, a law enforcement officer while on official duty, or armed forces or national guard personnel while on official duty.

AB50,3180 Section 3180. 943.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1581,19 943.20 (2) (c) “Property of another” includes property in which the actor is a co-owner and property of a partnership of which the actor is a member, unless the actor and the victim are husband and wife married to each other.

AB50,3181 Section 3181. 943.201 (1) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1581,22 943.201 (1) (b) 8. The maiden name surname of an individual’s mother parent before marriage if the surname was changed as a result of marriage.

AB50,3182 Section 3182. 943.205 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1582,3 943.205 (2) (b) “Owner” includes a co-owner of the person charged and a partnership of which the person charged is a member, unless the person charged and the victim are husband and wife married to each other.

AB50,3183 Section 3183. 943.395 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1582,7 943.395 (1) (e) Presents an application for worker’s compensation insurance coverage that is false or fraudulent or that falsely or fraudulently misclassifies employees to lower worker’s compensation insurance premiums.