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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 98

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appellate procedure regarding commitments of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and commitments of sexually violent persons.

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law establishes the appellate procedures applicable to various types of

cases. Under current law, appeals in criminal cases and cases involving children,

juveniles alleged to be delinquent, protective services, or persons subject to

commitment as sexually violent persons or due to mental health or drug abuse must

follow a specific set of appeal procedures. Under current law, appeals in cases

involving commitments of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or

defect follow the criminal appeals process, although there is no specific statutory

authority for this. This bill clarifies that there is one integrated appeal procedure

for all of these types of cases.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Risser (D) , Taylor (D) , by request of Wisconsin Judicial Council

4 cosponsors

Hebl (D) , Staskunas (D) , Townsend (R) , Turner (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 29, 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. Mar 3, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Taylor and Risser, by request of Wisconsin Judicial Council;Cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Staskunas, Turner and Townsend

  2. Mar 3, 2009 · Senate

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

  3. Apr 14, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 17, 2009 · Senate

    LRB correction

  5. Apr 23, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 29, 2009 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Apr 29, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1