Assembly Bill 537
The disclosure of electronic juvenile court records to other juvenile courts, municipal courts, courts of criminal jurisdiction, district attorneys and other prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies and providing a penalty
Topics: Court: Municipal, Court: Procedure, Data processing: Criminal acts and law enforcement, District attorney, Juvenile court, Police, Privacy, State Courts, Director of
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
Feb 7, 2012
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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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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
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, the director of state courts has established an automated information system, known as the Consolidated Court Automation Programs (CCAP), that contains information about cases filed in the circuit courts in this state, including cases filed in the courts assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Juvenile Justice Code (juvenile courts).
Records of the juvenile court, however, are confidential and may not be opened to inspection, nor may their contents be disclosed, except under certain statutory exceptions or by an order of the juvenile court. Currently, those exceptions include an exception that requires a juvenile court to disclose its records relating to a proceeding under the Children's Code (generally, a child in need of protection services or a termination of parental rights proceeding) or the Juvenile Justice Code (generally, a delinquency, civil law or ordinance violation, or a juvenile in need of protection or services proceeding) on the request of any other juvenile court, a municipal court, or a district attorney, corporation counsel, or city, village, or town attorney (prosecutor) to review juvenile court records for the purpose of any proceeding in that court. In addition, current law requires the juvenile court to disclose its records relating to a proceeding under the Juvenile Justice Code on the request of a court of criminal jurisdiction or a district attorney to review those records for the purpose of setting bail or impeaching a witness or on the request of a law enforcement agency to review those records for the purpose of investigating alleged criminal gang activity.
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This bill requires the juvenile court to transfer information relating to proceedings under the Children's Code or the Juvenile Justice Code that is contained in the electronic records of the juvenile court to any other juvenile court, a municipal court, a court of criminal jurisdiction, or a prosecutor of a case in any of those courts.
The bill also permits the juvenile court to transfer information relating to proceedings under the Juvenile Justice Code that is contained in the electronic records of the juvenile court to a law enforcement agency. A person to whom information is transferred under the bill must keep that information confidential and may use or allow access to that information only as follows:
1. In the case of a juvenile court, municipal court, or court of criminal jurisdiction or an individual who is allowed access to that information by such a court, only for the purpose of conducting or preparing for a proceeding in that court.
2. In the case of a prosecutor or an individual who is allowed access to that information by a prosecutor, only for the purpose of performing the prosecutor's official duties relating to a proceeding in a juvenile court, municipal court, or court of criminal jurisdiction.
3. In the case of a law enforcement agency or an individual who is allowed access to that information by a law enforcement agency, only for the purpose of investigating any alleged criminal activity or any activity that may result in a court exercising jurisdiction under the Children's Code or the Juvenile Justice Code.
The bill permits the director of state courts to use CCAP to facilitate the transfer of electronic records under the bill, and provides for a forfeiture of not more than $5,000 for any person who intentionally discloses information in violation of the bill.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 7 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (11)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Margaret Krusick · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Tim Carpenter · 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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Feb 23, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 21, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 20, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 7, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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Feb 7, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 7, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Richards, Berceau, Jacque, Kooyenga, Krusick, Sinicki, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Thiesfeldt, Turner and Danou;Cosponsored by Senator Carpenter
- Feb 7, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 23, 2012 · 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