Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 4 R cosponsors

AB 817 — Relating to: bail for a criminal defendant who is charged with bail jumping.

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

40 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Assembly Bill 817 specify that if a defendant is charged with bail jumping, they can only be released if they secure a bond backed by cash or sureties. Previously, judges had more discretion in releasing these defendants, which included possible unsecured releases. This amendment is significant because it aims to ensure that individuals charged with bail jumping demonstrate financial responsibility before being released, potentially making it more difficult for repeat offenders to evade accountability.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa1024/1 EAW:cdc ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 817 February 4, 2020 - Offered by RepresentatORTWELL .
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-5451/1 MLJ:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 817 January 28, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives O TT, HORLACHER , ANFELIPPO , KERKMAN , D UCHOW , WICHGERS , DITTRICH, KNODL , BRANDTJEN and P LUMER , cosponsored by Senators STROEBEL, NASS and JACQUE .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
1.
A N A CT to amend 969.03 (1) (intro.);
Page 1, line 6:
and to create 969.02 (1m) and 969.03 (1g) of the statutes;
after “jumping" insert “for failure to appear".
relating to:
2.
bail for a criminal defendant who is charged with bail jumping.
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Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, a judge may release a person charged with a crime without bail, or may release the defendant only if he or she executes an unsecured appearance bond.
after “jumping" insert “for failure to appear".
Under current law, a judge also has discretion to require a defendant to execute a secured bond to be released.
Under this bill, a judge may not release a defendant without bail or on an unsecured bond if the defendant is charged with bail jumping.
Such a defendant may be released only if he or she executes a secured bond.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
969.02 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
969.02 (1m) Notwithstanding subs.
(1), (2), and (3), a judge may release a defendant under this section if the defendant is charged with bail jumping under s.
946.49 only if the judge requires the execution of an appearance bond with sufficient solvent sureties or the deposit of cash in lieu of sureties under sub.
(2).
- 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5451/1 MLJ:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 817 SECTION 2 SECTION 2.
969.03 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
969.03 (1) (intro.) A defendant charged with a felony may be released by the judge without bail or upon the execution of an unsecured appearance bond or the.
The judge may in addition to requiring the execution of an appearance bond or in lieu thereof impose one or more of the following conditions which will assure appearance for trial:
SECTION 3.
969.03 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
969.03 (1g) Notwithstanding sub.
(1), a judge may release a defendant under this section if the defendant is charged with bail jumping under s.
946.49 only if the judge requires the execution of an appearance bond with sufficient solvent sureties or the deposit of cash in lieu of sureties under sub.
(1) (d).
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  4. Executive action taken

  5. Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts

  6. Received from Assembly

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 36

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 37

  13. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Crowley, Bowen, Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Doyle, B. Meyers, McGuire, Neubauer, Fields, Pope, Ohnstad, Sargent, Subeck, Sinicki, C. Taylor, Emerson, Cabrera, Goyke, Brostoff and Stuck

  14. Read a second time

  15. Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules

  16. Referred to committee on Rules

  17. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 9, Noes 5

  18. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 9, Noes 5

  19. Executive action taken

  20. Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Crowley

  21. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell

  22. Public hearing held

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

  24. Introduced by Representatives Ott, Horlacher, Sanfelippo, Kerkman, Duchow, Wichgers, Dittrich, Knodl, Brandtjen and Plumer; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Nass and Jacque

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10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (10)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (122)

122 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 62 Yea · 36 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 36000
Democrat 01400
Unaffiliated 262200
Total 623600
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
BOWEN — Nay
BRANDTJEN — Yea
BROSTOFF — Nay
CABRERA — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
CROWLEY — Nay
EDMING — Yea
FIELDS — Nay
GOYKE — Nay
GRUSZYNSKI — Nay
HEBL — Nay
HINTZ — Nay
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KOLSTE — Nay
KUGLITSCH — Yea
KULP — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Nay
MILROY — Nay
MYERS — Nay
NYGREN — Yea
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
OTT — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Nay
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROHRKASTE — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SARGENT — Nay
SCHRAA — Yea
SHANKLAND — Nay
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
STUCK — Nay
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Nay
ZAMARRIPA — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 817?
AB 817 is sponsored by Ott, Horlacher, Sanfelippo, Kerkman, Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Brandtjen, Plumer, and Dittrich, Barbara (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 817?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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