Senate Bill 281
The prohibition against making, reproducing, or possessing a nude depiction of a person without the person's consent and the sex offender registry
Topics: Corrections, Department of, Court, Juvenile court, Obscenity, Privacy, Sex crimes
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Aug 31, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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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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Author
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law prohibits making a visual representation that depicts a person nude without the person's consent while the person is nude in a circumstance in which he or she has a reasonable expectation of privacy, and prohibits reproducing or possessing such visual representations. Current law also prohibits making, or making and distributing, a visual representation of a person without the person's consent while the person is nude in a locker room. So-called video voyeurism is a Class I felony if committed while the person is nude in a circumstance in which he or she has a reasonable expectation of privacy, and is a misdemeanor if committed in a locker room.
Under current law, a court may require a person who is convicted, adjudicated delinquent, found in need of protection or services, or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for certain offenses to register with the Department of Corrections (DOC) as a sex offender.
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This bill provides that a court may order a person to register with DOC as a sex offender if the person is convicted, adjudicated delinquent, found in need of protection or services, or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for committing video voyeurism and the court determines that the offense was sexually motivated. The bill further provides that if the person was under the age of 21 when he or she committed the video-voyeurism offense, the court may provide that upon successful completion of the sentence, dispositional order, or commitment for the offense the person be released from the requirement to register as a sex offender. Under the bill, if the person is released from the requirement to register as a sex offender for a video-voyeurism offense and was not required to register for any other offense, DOC must delete information concerning the person from the sex offender registry.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Parisi · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Nov 12, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 12, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 29, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 26, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 23, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 22, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 15, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 31, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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Aug 31, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 31, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Plale, Taylor and Darling;Cosponsored by Representatives Zigmunt, Parisi, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Hraychuck, Pope-Roberts, Roys, Suder and Turner
- Aug 31, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- Sep 15, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 22, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 23, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 26, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 28, 2009 · Senate
LRB correction
- Oct 29, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Nov 10, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Nov 12, 2009 · Senate
Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- Nov 12, 2009 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Nov 12, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote