Assembly Bill 505
Participating in a veterans court program
Topics: Circuit court, Veteran
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Jan 31, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 sat with the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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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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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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, counties may establish specialty or treatment courts that offer treatment programs, alternatives to incarceration, and other types of assistance for people accused of certain crimes or for certain people who are identified as needing special assistance. Currently, a few Wisconsin counties have established veterans courts with special programs and procedures that seek to assist veterans and armed service members who face, or are convicted of, criminal charges.
Under this bill, if a person is convicted of a crime, enters a guilty or no contest plea to a crime, is facing revocation of his or her probation or extended supervision because he or she violated a condition of probation or extended supervision, or enters into a deferred prosecution program and the person is a veteran or service member, the person may qualify for a transfer to a veterans court. Under the bill, the court where the person's criminal trial was held or his or her plea was entered (sentencing court) may transfer the person's case to a county that has established a veterans court. The veterans court may refuse to accept the person into its program, or may return the veteran or service member to the sentencing court, if it determines that the veteran or service member poses a danger to others participating in the veterans court or is unlikely to succeed in a court-ordered program or treatment plan. In that case, the sentence imposed by the sentencing court takes effect.
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If the veterans court accepts the person into its program, the veterans court may impose postconviction incentives, requirements, sanctions, and other conditions upon the person. Under the bill, the county where the sentencing court is located retains the responsibility to fund any community-based care, treatment, or services for the veteran or service member and to pay the costs of jailing the veteran or service member.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 9 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, 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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Mar 1, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 21, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 13, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 10, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 31, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Jan 31, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 31, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Billings, Doyle, Ringhand, Berceau, Milroy, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Spanbauer, Thiesfeldt, Turner and Vruwink;Cosponsored by Senators Shilling, Taylor, Hansen, Holperin and Jauch
- Jan 31, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Feb 10, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 13, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 1, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- 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