Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 17 D · 10 R cosponsors

AB 940 — Relating to: funding for victim services and domestic abuse services, training for grant recipients, grants to child advocacy centers, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Last action — Published 3-28-2024

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 28, 2024.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

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  • 34 sponsors

    34 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (17 D · 10 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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What changed in the latest version

114 added · 38 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Assembly Bill 940 include an increase in funding for grants aimed at services for victims of sexual assault, with an additional $7 million for the 2023-24 fiscal year and $18 million for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Additionally, the bill mandates that the Department of Justice provide ongoing training and technical assistance to grant recipients, ensuring they can better support victims. This change is crucial as it not only boosts financial support for vital services but also enhances the skills and resources available to those providing assistance to victims, ultimately leading to improved outcomes.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBs0369/1 MJW:cjs ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 940 February 22, 2024 - Offered by RepresentatiNYDER.
- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-5396/1 CMH:amn&skw ASSEMBLY BILL 940 January 12, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives S NYDER, C ONLEY, ALLEN, A NDRACA, BALDEH , ARE, C.ANDERSON , DITTRIC, DONOVAN , DOYLE, EMERSON, G USTAFSON, HONG , ACOBSON , JOERS, MADISON, M URSAU, NEUBAUER , NOVAK, O HNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, RETTINGER , ROZAR, SHANKLAND , SHELTON, SINICKI, STEFFEN, S TUBBS, SUBECK , SUMMERFIELD , VINING, M ELOTIK and R ATCLIF, cosponsored by Senators JAMES, AGARD , CARPENTER, HESSELBEIN, JACQUE , L.JOHNSON , LARSON , FAFF, ROYS, SPREITZER, TAYLOR and W IRCH.
A N A CT to repeal 20.455 (5) (c);
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
and to create 20.455 (5) (c) of the statutes;
A N A CT to amend 165.93 (2) (b) (intro.), 165.93 (2) (b) 3., 165.93 (2) (c) (intro.), 165.93 (3) (intro.) and 165.96 (intro.), (2), (4), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13);
and to create 165.93 (2c) and 165.96 (16) and (17) of the statutes;
sexual assault victim services grants, child advocacy grants, and domestic abuse grants and making an appropriation.
funding for victim services and domestic abuse services, training for grant recipients, grants to child advocacy centers, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, the Department of Justice awards grants to nonprofit or public organizations that provide services to victims of sexual assault.
This bill increases the amount for such grants by $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 and $18,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-25.
Under the bill, DOJ must also annually provide a grant to a nonstate entity to provide ongoing training and technical assistance to the recipients of the grants under current law in order to enhance the services to the victims.
Under current law, the Department of Children and Families awards grants to nonprofit or public organizations that provide domestic abuse services.
This bill increases the amount for such grants by $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 and $18,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-25.
Under current law, DOJ must provide $17,000 in each fiscal year to specified child advocacy centers for education, training, medical advice, and quality assurance activities.
This bill increases the amount to $150,000 in each fiscal year and changes the purpose so that the funds are to enhance the multidisciplinary response to - 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5396/1 CMH:amn&skw ASSEMBLY BILL 940 suspected child maltreatment.
The bill adds two centers as recipients, the Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center in Ozaukee County and Child Advocacy Centers of Wisconsin, and updates the names of the centers that are designated recipients under current law.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
SECTION 1.
S ECTION 1.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes:
165.93 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
165.93(2) (b) (intro.) An organization is eligible to apply for and receive a grant under this section subsection if the organization meets all of the following criteria:
2023-24 2024-25 20.455 Justice, department of (5) V ICTIMS AND WITNESSES (c) Crime victim grants GPR B 10,000,000 -0- SECTION 2.
S ECTION 2.
20.455 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
165.93 (2) (b) 3.
LRBs0369/1 - 2024 Legislature - 2 - MJW:cjs S ECTION 2 20.455 (5) (c) Crime victim grants.
of the statutes is amended to read:
Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the grants under 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
165.93 (2) (b) 3.
(this act), section 4.
The organization does not receive more than 70 percent of its operating budget from grants under this sectionsection.
20.455 (5) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
165.93 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
(this act), is repealed.
165.93(2) (c) (intro.) Whenever the department reviews applications for grants under this section subsection, the department shall consider all of the following:
S ECTION 4.0Nonstatutory provisions.
S ECTION 4.
(1) SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM SERVICES GRANTS.
165.93 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:
Of the moneys appropriated under s.
165.93 (2c) G RANTS FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.(a) From the appropriation under s.
20.455 (5) (c), in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium the department of justice shall allocate $6,400,000 to provide sexual assault victim services grants under s.
20.455 (5) (e), the department shall provide an annual grant to a nonstate entity to provide ongoing training and technical assistance on a statewide level to grant recipients under sub.
165.93 (2).
(2) for the purpose of enhancing services for sexual assault victims.
(b) An entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall report all of the following information to the department for each fiscal year covered by the grant:
1.
The total expenditures that the entity made to provide training and technical assistance to grant recipients under sub.
(2).
LRB-5396/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - CMH:amn&skw SECTION 4 ASSEMBLY BILL 940 2.
The grant recipients to which the entity provided training and technical assistance.
S ECTION 5.
165.93 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.93 (3) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(intro.) An organization that receives a grant under this section sub.
(2) shall report all of the following information to the department for each fiscal year covered by the grant:
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S ECTION 6.
165.96 (intro.), (2), (4), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13) of the statutes are amended to read:
165.96 Child advocacy grants.
(intro.) Beginning in fiscal year 2011-2012, from From the appropriation under s.
20.455 (5) (ke), the department of justice shall in each fiscal year provide $17,0000,000 to each of the following child advocacy centers for education, training, medical advice, and quality assurance actovities enhance the multidisciplinary response to suspected child maltreatment:
(2) Child Protectionilwaukee Child Advocacy Center in Milwaukee County.
(4) Kenosha County Child Advocacy Center in Kenosha County.
(8) Child Advocacy Center of Northeastern Central Wisconsin in Marathon County.
(9) Chippewa County Valley Child Advocacy Center in Chippewa County.
(10) A child advocacy center Willow Tree Cornerstone Child Advocacy Center in Brown County.
(11) A child advocacy centeracine County Child Advocacy Center in Racine County.
(12) A child advocacy center Walworth County Child Advocacy Center in Walworth County.
(13) CHAT Room Green County Child Advocacy Center in Green County.
- 2024 Legislature - 4 - LRB-5396/1 CMH:amn&skw ASSEMBLY BILL 940 SECTION 7 SECTION 7.
165.96 (16) and (17) of the statutes are created to read:
165.96 (16) Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center in Ozaukee County.
(17) Child Advocacy Centers of Wisconsin.
SECTION 8.0Fiscal changes.
(1) SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM SERVICES GRANIn the schedule under s.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s.
20.455 (5) (e), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $7,000,000.
In the schedule under s.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s.
20.455 (5) (e), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $18,000,000.
Of the moneys appropriated under s.
In the schedule under s.
20.455 (5) (c), in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium the department of justice shall allocate $2,400,000 to provide domestic abuse grants under s.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s.
49.165.
20.437 (1) (cd), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $7,000,000.
(3) CHILD ADVOCACY GRANTS.
In the schedule under s.
Of the moneys appropriated under s.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s.
20.455 (5) (c), in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium the department of justice shall allocate $1,200,000 to provide child advocacy grants under s.
20.437 (1) (cd), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $18,000,000.
165.96.
(3) C HILD ADVOCACY GRANTS.
S ECTION 5.0Effective dates.
In the schedule under s.
This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s.
(1) The repeal of s.
20.455 (5) (ke), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $1,995,000.
20.455 (5) (c) takes effect on June 30, 2025.
In the schedule under s.
(END)
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s.
20.455 (5) (ke), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $1,995,000 (END)
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Action History

  1. Published 3-28-2024

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 241

  3. Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 3-19-2024

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  8. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  13. Available for scheduling

  14. Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  15. Executive action taken

  16. Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  17. Available for scheduling

  18. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  19. Received from Assembly

  20. Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0

  22. Rules suspended

  23. Ordered to a third reading

  24. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  25. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder

  26. Read a second time

  27. Made a special order of business at 11:29 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  28. Representative Michalski added as a coauthor

  29. Referred to committee on Rules

  30. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  31. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  32. Executive action taken

  33. Public hearing held

  34. Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor

  35. Representatives Haywood and Wichgers added as coauthors

  36. Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  37. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder

  38. Senator Ballweg added as a cosponsor

  39. Representative Brandtjen added as a coauthor

  40. Fiscal estimate received

  41. Representative Considine added as a coauthor

  42. Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  43. Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Conley, Allen, Andraca, Baldeh, Bare, C. Anderson, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Emerson, Gustafson, Hong, Jacobson, Joers, Madison, Mursau, Neubauer, Novak, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rettinger, Rozar, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Vining, Melotik and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Senators James, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Jacque, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wirch

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (98)

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 19000
Democrat 8000
Total 32000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
AGARD — Yea
BALLWEG — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Yea
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Yea
Larson, Chris Democrat Yea
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Yea
Roys, Kelda Democrat Yea
Smith, Jeff Democrat Yea
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Yea
Wirch, Robert Democrat Yea
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 44000
Democrat 24000
Unaffiliated 29000
Total 97000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (97)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Yea
BINSFELD — Yea
BODDEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRERA — Yea
CONLEY — Yea
CONSIDINE — Yea
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MICHALSKI — Yea
MYERS — Yea
OHNSTAD — Yea
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
RETTINGER — Yea
RIEMER — Yea
ROZAR — Yea
SCHMIDT — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SCHUTT — Yea
SHANKLAND — Yea
SHELTON — Yea
SPEAKER — Yea
ANDERSON, J — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Bare, Mike Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Yea
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Yea
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Yea
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Yea
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Yea
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea

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Who sponsors AB 940?
AB 940 is sponsored by Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Conley, Allen, Scott (Republican), Andraca, Deb (Democrat), Baldeh, Bare, Mike (Democrat), Anderson, Clinton (Democrat), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Donovan, Bob (Republican), Doyle, Steve (Democrat), Emerson, Jodi (Democrat), Gustafson, Nate (Republican), Hong, Francesca (Democrat), Jacobson, Jenna (Democrat), Joers, Alex (Democrat), Madison, Darrin (Democrat), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Neubauer, Greta (Democrat), Novak, Todd (Republican), Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia (Democrat), Palmeri, Lori (Democrat), Rettinger, Rozar, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Steffen, David (Republican), Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Summerfield, Rob (Republican), Vining, Robyn (Democrat), Melotik, Paul (Republican), and Ratcliff, Melissa (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 940?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2024. Enacted.
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