Assembly Bill 284
Eliminating the right to refuse probation
Topics: Parole or probation
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 29, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, when a person is convicted of committing a crime, except for certain serious crimes, the sentencing judge may withhold the person's sentence or impose a sentence but stay its execution and place the person on probation for a stated period. When a court places a person on probation, the judge may require the person to comply with conditions of probation that are reasonable and appropriate to the person's needs for punishment or rehabilitation, such as alcohol or other drug treatment or paying restitution. Under current law, if the court orders as a condition of probation that a person perform community service at a public agency or charitable organization, the person and the agency or organization must agree to the terms of performing community service. In State v. Migliorino , 150 Wis. 2d 513, 442 N.W. 2d (1989), the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that a person has the right to refuse to be put on probation and opt instead for imprisonment.
Under this bill, a person may not refuse to be put on probation and may not refuse any condition of probation, except that the bill does not change the requirement that the person and the public agency or charitable organization agree to the terms of the person's performance of community service at the agency or organization.
Who's behind it
6 lawmakers are its . All 6 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (6)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 24, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 18, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 3, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 29, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
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Sep 29, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 29, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Spanbauer, A. Ott, Brooks, Ballweg and Endsley;Cosponsored by Senator Olsen
- Sep 29, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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