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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 248

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penalty enhancers for committing domestic abuse in the presence of a child and providing penalties.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person who commits a crime under specified

circumstances may be subject to penalty enhancers, or penalties that are more severe

than those that ordinarily apply to the crime. This bill creates a penalty enhancer

for a person who commits an act of domestic abuse, as defined in current law, that

is a crime while in the presence of a child. Under this bill, if the crime is a Class B

misdemeanor, the maximum sentence may be increased by not more than nine

months, if the crime is a Class A misdemeanor, the maximum sentence may be

increased by not more than 13 months, if the crime is a Class I felony, the maximum

sentence may be increased by not more than three years, and if the crime is a Class

A to H felony, the maximum sentence may be increased by not more than five years.

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. Lasee (R) , Darling (R) , Hansen (D) , Harsdorf (R)

10 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Gunderson (R) , Hraychuck (D) , Kaufert (R) , Murtha (R) , Ripp (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Strachota (R) , Suder (R) , Townsend (R)

Full history

  1. Jul 30, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Hansen, Darling and A. Lasee;Cosponsored by Representatives Murtha, Ripp, Hraychuck, Gunderson, Kaufert, A. Ott, Spanbauer, Strachota, Suder and Townsend

  2. Jul 30, 2009 · Senate

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

  3. Aug 11, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Aug 11, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Aug 17, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Report of joint review committee on Criminal Penalties requested pursuant to s. 13.525 (5) Wisconsin Statutes

  7. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1