Senate Bill 473
Statute of limitations for first-degree sexual assault, attempted homicide, and attempted first-degree sexual assault
Topics: Court: Procedure, Crime and criminals: Homicide or murder, Limitation of action, Sex crimes
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
Feb 14, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 sat with the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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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, with exceptions, a prosecution for a felony must be commenced within six years of the commission of the felony. Under current law, exceptions include first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree intentional homicide, and first-degree sexual assault of a child; prosecution for these crimes may be commenced at any time. Under this bill, first-degree sexual assault of an adult is added to the exceptions so that a prosecution for this offense may be commenced at any time. Also, under the bill, prosecution for attempts to commit first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree intentional homicide, and first-degree sexual assault of an adult or a child may occur at any time.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
20 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (20)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Michelle Litjens · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Erik Severson · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, 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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Feb 28, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 28, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 14, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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Feb 14, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cowles and Lassa;Cosponsored by Representatives Steineke, Petryk, Jacque, Severson, Nygren, Wynn, Litjens, Bernard Schaber, Rivard, T. Larson, Tranel, Marklein, A. Ott, Spanbauer, Ziegelbauer, Stroebel, Bernier, Kerkman, Endsley and Bies
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- 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