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AB 27

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the definition of sexual intercourse for the crime of incest.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person who has sexual intercourse with a blood relative,

if the relationship would prohibit them from legally marrying, is guilty of a felony.

"Sexual intercourse" is defined to require vulvar penetration. This bill expands the

definition of "sexual intercourse" to include cunnilingus, fellatio, or anal intercourse

or any other intrusion, however slight, of any part of a person's body or of any object

into the genital or anal opening.

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 concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to

result if the bill is enacted.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Williams (D) , Barca (D) , Berceau (D) , Cullen (D) , Gundrum (R) , Kerkman (R) , Sinicki (D) , Soletski (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Staskunas (D) , Strachota (R) , Townsend (R) , Turner (D) , Vruwink (D) , Zepnick (D) , Ziegelbauer (I)

9 cosponsors

A. Lasee (R) , Coggs (D) , Darling (R) , Lassa (D) , Lazich (R) , Olsen (R) , Plale (D) , Sullivan (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 8, Noes 1

Passed 8–1 Apr 17, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Refused to refer to committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 18, Noes 78

Failed 18–78 Apr 23, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 86, Noes 10

Passed 86–10 Apr 23, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Cullen, Zepnick, A. Williams, Sinicki, Staskunas, Gundrum, Kerkman, Ziegelbauer, Berceau, Townsend, Spanbauer, Vruwink, Strachota, Barca, Turner and Soletski;Cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Taylor, Sullivan, Coggs, Olsen, Lazich, A. Lasee, Darling and Plale

  2. Feb 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice

  3. Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 4, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Apr 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 8, Noes 1

  8. Apr 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-23-2009 by committee on Rules

  10. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed at the foot of the calendar of 4-23-2009

  11. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Refused to refer to committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 18, Noes 78

  13. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 86, Noes 10

  16. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Apr 23, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on the calendar of 4-23-2009 following AB 103

  19. Apr 24, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing

  20. May 13, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing and take up

  21. May 13, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. May 13, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. May 13, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. May 13, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. May 13, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. May 13, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. May 14, 2009 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. May 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 5-20-2009

  29. May 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-21-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 13

  30. May 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Published 6-5-2009