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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 209

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mandatory minimum sentences for certain child sex offenses.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, if a person is convicted of sexual exploitation of a child, use

of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, or possession of child pornography, the

court must impose a bifurcated sentence, which includes a term of confinement in

prison and a term of extended supervision in the community. Current law sets a

mandatory minimum term of confinement of five years if the conviction is for sexual

exploitation of child or use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, and a

mandatory minimum term of confinement of three years if the conviction is for

possession of child pornography. The mandatory minimum term of confinement does

not apply if the convicted person was under the age of 18 when he or she committed

the crime or if the court finds that, if it does not apply the mandatory minimum, the

best interests of the community will be served and the public will not be harmed.

Under this bill, the mandatory minimum term of confinement does not apply only if

the convicted person was under the age of 18 when he or she committed the crime.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brooks (R) , Endsley (R) , Honadel (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Mursau (R) , Nygren (R) , Petersen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Petryk (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Suder (R) , Vos (R)

4 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Lasee (R) , Olsen (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Feb 16, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 85, Noes 9

Passed 85–9 Feb 21, 2012 official source full page

Aye · 85

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 2, 2012 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. Jul 29, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Honadel, Vos, Suder, Brooks, Endsley, Jacque, Mursau, Nygren, Petersen, Petryk, Petrowski, Kapenga and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Darling, Lasee, Olsen and Wanggaard

  2. Jul 29, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

  3. Sep 22, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 18, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Honadel

  5. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  7. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 7, Noes 2

  8. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 by committee on Rules

  10. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  11. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 85, Noes 9

  14. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Feb 22, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Feb 22, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations

  18. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Mar 1, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Erpenbach

  20. Mar 1, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Mar 2, 2012 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  22. Mar 2, 2012 · Senate

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  23. Mar 2, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-7-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  27. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  29. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  30. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Mar 9, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)

  32. Mar 9, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  33. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:02 A.M. on 3-14-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 24

  34. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Senate amendment 1 concurred in

  35. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  36. Mar 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  37. Apr 5, 2012 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012

  38. Apr 10, 2012 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 272

  39. Apr 12, 2012 · Assembly

    Published 4-23-2012