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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Senate Bill 98

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

Topics: Court: Appellate, Mental health: Hospitals and institutes, 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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 3, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

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.

Who's behind it

3 lawmakers are its ⁠. 2 are Democrats. 1 has no party on record.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 7 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (4)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 29, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 29, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  3. Apr 14, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Mar 3, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.

  5. Mar 3, 2009

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  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

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

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

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.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary