Senate Bill 248
Penalty enhancers for committing domestic abuse in the presence of a child and providing penalties
Topics: Children: Abuse and neglect, Crime and criminals, Family, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Women
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
Jul 30, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing. 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
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
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 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.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 13, 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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Aug 17, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 11, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 30, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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Jul 30, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- 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
- Jul 30, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- Aug 11, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 11, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 17, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Report of joint review committee on Criminal Penalties requested pursuant to s. 13.525 (5) Wisconsin Statutes
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate