Assembly Bill 423
Intentionally causing bodily harm to a child and providing a penalty
Topics: Children: Abuse and neglect, Crime and criminals: Battery, Crime and criminals: Felony
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
Dec 14, 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 Criminal Justice and Corrections. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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, the penalty for physical abuse of a child differs based on the extent of harm caused and the intent of the actor. Intentionally causing great bodily harm to a child is a Class C felony, intentionally causing bodily harm to a child is a Class H felony, recklessly causing great bodily harm to a child is a Class E felony, and recklessly causing bodily harm to a child is a Class I felony. This bill makes intentionally causing bodily harm to a child a Class G felony. The maximum penalties for the relevant felony classifications are listed below.
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Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . 9 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (13)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 14, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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Dec 14, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 14, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jorgensen, Doyle, Staskunas, Zepnick, Spanbauer, Vruwink, Berceau, Rivard, Richards, Bernier, C. Taylor, Ringhand and Brooks;Cosponsored by Senator T. Cullen
- Dec 14, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
- 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
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