Assembly Bill 100
Evidentiary recordings of persons under the age of 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct and certain sex offenses against children and providing penalties
Topics: Children: Protection and services, Court: Procedure, Evidence, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Police, Sex crimes, Youth
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 13, 2012. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 22, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 88 to 7
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 14, 2012
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 284
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 17, 2012: “Published 4-26-2012”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a district attorney must disclose to the defense, and permit the defense to inspect, copy, or photograph, any physical evidence that the district attorney intends to use as evidence against that defendant in a trial. Under this bill, if the evidence is a recording of a child engaging in sexually explicit conduct, the defense may inspect the recording only in a location maintained by the court or a law enforcement agency, one of which must, under this bill, retain possession, custody, and control of the recording and must provide the defense opportunity to examine, inspect, and view the recording. The defense may receive a copy for limited purposes only if a court finds that the defense has not had opportunity to examine, inspect, or view the recording.
Under current law, a person who causes a person under the age of 18 to view or listen to sexually explicit conduct is guilty of a felony if the viewing or listening is for sexual arousal or gratification of the actor or for humiliating or degrading the person under the age of 18. Also under current law, a person who communicates via a computer with an individual whom the person believes is under 16 years old with the intent to have sexual intercourse or sexual contact with an individual under 16 years old is guilty of a felony. This bill makes the attempt to do either of these crimes a felony punishable as the completed crime would currently be punishable.
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Under current law, the crime of causing a child to view or to listen to sexual activity, requires that the victim be under the age of 18. Under this bill, the victim may either be under 18 or be an individual who the person perpetrating the crime believes or has reason to believe is under 18.
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
7 representatives are its . 4 are Democrats, 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Independent.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
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 were 4 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 2 · Sep 13, 2011
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 Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 7, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote on an amendment
Passed, 86 to 10 · Oct 20, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 86, Noes 10”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 88 to 7 · Oct 20, 2011 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican
Yes (88)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Amy Sue Vruwink (D, 70)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Bill Kramer (R, 97)
- Bob Ziegelbauer (I, 25)
- Brett Hulsey (D, 78)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dan Meyer (R, 34)
- Daniel LeMahieu (R, 59)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- David Cullen (D, 13)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Don Pridemore (R, 22)
- Donna Seidel (D, 85)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Elizabeth Coggs (D, 10)
- Erik Severson (R, 28)
- Evan Wynn (R, 43)
- Fred Clark (D, 81)
- Garey Bies (R, 1)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Fitzgerald (R, 39)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeffrey Stone (R, 82)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Knilans (R, 44)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Klenke (R, 88)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Steinbrink (D, 65)
- Jon Richards (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Karl Van Roy (R, 90)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Louis Molepske Jr. (D, 71)
- Margaret Krusick (D, 7)
- Mark Honadel (R, 21)
- Mark Radcliffe (D, 92)
- Mary Williams (R, 87)
- Michelle Litjens (R, 56)
- Mike Endsley (R, 26)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Pat Strachota (R, 58)
- Paul F. Farrow (R, 33)
- Penny Bernard Schaber (D, 57)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Richard Spanbauer (R, 53)
- Robert Turner (D, 61)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Roger Rivard (R, 75)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Sandy Pasch (D, 10)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Scott Suder (R, 69)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Steve Kestell (R, 27)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Tamara Grigsby (D, 18)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tony Staskunas (D, 15)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (7)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Mark Pocan (D, 78)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
Didn't vote (1)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 88, Noes 7, Paired 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · Feb 2, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 17, 2012
The new law was published.
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Apr 13, 2012
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 284.
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Apr 5, 2012
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 14, 2012
The Senate passed it too.
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Feb 2, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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Dec 20, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 21, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Oct 21, 2011
The Senate received it.
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Oct 20, 2011
The Assembly passed it, 88 to 7.
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Sep 13, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 13, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 2.
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Aug 15, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 2, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 2, 2011
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 5, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 4, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 3, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 22, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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Apr 22, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 22, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Staskunas, Bernard Schaber, Ziegelbauer, Brooks, Jorgensen, Spanbauer and Berceau;Cosponsored by Senators Lassa and Darling
- Apr 22, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
- May 3, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 4, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 5, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Jacque added as a coauthor
- Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Aug 15, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 8, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 7, Noes 2
- Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives Kessler and Turner
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-20-2011 by committee on Rules
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Turner withdrawn as a coauthor to Assembly amendment 1
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 86, Noes 10
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 88, Noes 7, Paired 2
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 21, 2011 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Oct 21, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Dec 20, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 1, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 2, 2012 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Feb 2, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended and taken up
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 14, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 19, 2012 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 5, 2012 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012
- Apr 13, 2012 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-12-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 284
- Apr 17, 2012 · Assembly
Published 4-26-2012
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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