Assembly Bill 460
Preliminary hearings for allegations of sexual exploitation by a therapist
Topics: Court: Procedure, Psychology, Sex crimes, Trades and occupations
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 2, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a preliminary hearing is a hearing before a court to determine if probable cause exists to believe the defendant has committed a felony.
If the defendant is accused of certain crimes such as first-degree sexual assault, sexual assault of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, or incest with a child, the court may exclude from the hearing all persons who are not court officers, family members of the complainant or the defendant, or other persons required to attend if the court finds that the state or the defendant has established a compelling interest that would likely be prejudiced if the persons were not excluded. A compelling interest could be the need to protect the complainant from undue embarrassment and emotional trauma.
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This bill adds sexual exploitation by a therapist to the list of felonies for which the preliminary hearing may be closed.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . 12 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 12, 2010
“Report of joint review committee on Criminal Penalties requested pursuant to s. 13.525 (5) Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)
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Oct 2, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
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Oct 2, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 2, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Petersen, Knodl, Brooks, Zigmunt, Townsend, Bies, Gunderson, Mursau, LeMahieu, Ripp, Ballweg and Strachota;Cosponsored by Senators Darling and Lassa
- Oct 2, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics
- Apr 12, 2010 · Assembly
Report of joint review committee on Criminal Penalties requested pursuant to s. 13.525 (5) Wisconsin Statutes
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor