Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 6 R cosponsors

AB 804 — Relating to: intimidating a victim of domestic abuse and providing a penalty.

Last action — Published 2-29-2020

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    11 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Assembly Bill 804 changes how the crime of intimidating domestic abuse victims is penalized. Originally, the bill created a new Class G felony for this crime, making it more serious. However, the amendment introduced another section related to criminal trials for domestic abuse crimes, which may clarify the context in which this intimidation occurs. This matters because it aims to ensure that victims of domestic abuse have additional legal protection and that those who intimidate them face stronger penalties.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa1049/1 CMH:cdc ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 804 February 4, 2020 - Offered by RepresentativNODL .
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-5227/1 CMH:klm ASSEMBLY BILL 804 January 27, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives K NODL , ANFELIPPO , ALLEN, D ITTRICH, DUCHOW , EDMING, GUNDRUM , AMES , KUGLITSCH, SKOWRONSKI and W ICHGERS , cosponsored by Senators D ARLING, JACQUE and W ANGGAARD .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
1.
A N A CT to create 940.45 (7) of the statutes;
Page 1, line 3:
relating to:
before that line insert:
intimidating a victim of domestic abuse and providing a penalty.
“SECTION 1n.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, the crime of intimidating a crime victim is a Class A misdemeanor unless there are aggravating circumstances that increase the penalty to a Class G felony.
940.43 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
Under this bill, the crime of intimidating a victim of a crime of domestic abuse is a Class G felony.
940.43 (8) If the proceeding is a criminal trial, where the crime is an act of domestic abuse, as defined in s.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
940.45 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
940.45 (7) Where the underlying crime is an act of domestic abuse, as defined in s.
973.055.”.
973.055.
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Action History

  1. Published 2-29-2020

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 2-28-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 112

  3. Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2020

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020

  5. LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  12. Senate Amendment 1 rejected

  13. Read a second time

  14. Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  15. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  16. Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  17. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  18. Available for scheduling

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

  20. Received from Assembly

  21. Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 67, Noes 32

  23. Rules suspended

  24. Ordered to a third reading

  25. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  26. Read a second time

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

  28. Referred to committee on Rules

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

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

  31. Executive action taken

  32. Representative Brandtjen added as a coauthor

  33. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  34. Public hearing held

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

  36. Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Sanfelippo, Allen, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kuglitsch, Skowronski and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Jacque and Wanggaard

Sponsors

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11 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (11)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 67 Yea · 32 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 37000
Democrat 21200
Unaffiliated 282000
Total 673200
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
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 — Yea
MILROY — Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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
Tranel, Travis 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 804?
AB 804 is sponsored by Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Sanfelippo, Allen, Scott (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Edming, James, Kuglitsch, Skowronski, Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), and Dittrich, Barbara (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 804?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2020. Enacted.
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