Senate Bill 169
Collecting a deoxyribonucleic acid sample and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority
Topics: Court: Procedure, Crime and criminals, Genetics and genetic testing, Justice, Department of, Juvenile delinquency, Mental health: Hospitals and institutes, Parole or probation, Sex crimes, Sheriff
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
Aug 11, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs. 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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Signed on in support
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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, a person convicted of, found delinquent for, institutionalized for, or declared registered sex offenders due to committing, felonies or certain other misdemeanors are generally required to provide a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sample to the state crime laboratories for analysis and inclusion in the Department of Justice (DOJ) DNA database. Under current law, a person who is required to provide a DNA sample must provide it as follows:
1. A person sentenced to prison or a juvenile correctional facility must provide the DNA sample while in prison or the facility, as directed by the Department of Corrections (DOC). If the person does not provide the DNA sample while in prison or the facility, then he or she must provide the DNA sample as soon as practicable after release at a sheriff's office, except if directed otherwise by the person's supervising agent.
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2. A person placed on probation by a court in this state must provide the DNA sample as soon as practicable after placement at the sheriff's office, except if directed otherwise by the person's supervising agent.
3. A person placed on parole or probation in this state from another state, if directed by DOC to provide a DNA sample, must provide the DNA sample, as soon as practicable after release at the office of the county sheriff, except if directed otherwise by the person's supervising agent.
4. A juvenile placed on supervision shall provide the DNA sample as soon as practicable after placement at the sheriff's office, except if directed otherwise by the agency providing supervision.
5. A person sentenced to jail or a county house of corrections must provide the DNA sample as directed by the sheriff as soon as practicable after sentencing; and if the person does not provide the biological specimen while in jail or the house of corrections, as soon as practicable after release at a sheriff's office.
6. A person committed to the Department of Health Services must provide the DNA sample as directed by that department.
7. If none of the above applies, the person must provide the DNA sample as soon as practicable after the obligation to provide a DNA sample arises at the sheriff's office, except if directed otherwise by the agency providing supervision or having custody of the person.
Under this bill, when a person is found delinquent or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, sentenced, declared a sexual predator, or placed into custody or on probation for a crime that requires the person to submit a DNA sample, the court must place the person in the custody of the sheriff immediately after the sentencing or placement hearing for a time sufficient to provide the sample. The bill requires DOJ to promulgate rules for the collecting of samples by sheriffs.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
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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Sep 15, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 31, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 11, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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Aug 11, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 11, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators S. Coggs and Wanggaard;Cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Young, Hebl, Staskunas, Berceau and Fields
- Aug 11, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs
- Aug 31, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 15, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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