Assembly Bill 187
Admissibility of evidence of other acts of domestic abuse at a proceeding alleging an act of domestic abuse
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Jun 13, 2013, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 3, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 13, 2013
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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 certain exceptions, evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible at trial. Under this bill, in an action accusing an individual of an offense involving domestic abuse, evidence that the individual committed another act of domestic abuse within the past 10 years is admissible for any relevant purpose unless the evidence is excluded on grounds of prejudice, confusion, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.
Who's behind it
23 lawmakers are its . 13 are Democrats and 10 are Republicans.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (23)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (13)
- Michael Ellis · Republican, Senate
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 1 · May 31, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 7, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 17, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.
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Jun 14, 2013
The Senate received it.
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Jun 13, 2013
The Assembly passed it.
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May 31, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 31, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 1.
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May 30, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 3, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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May 3, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 3, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Richards, Czaja, Bernard Schaber, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Brooks, Hebl, Hintz, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kleefisch, Kolste, Marklein, A. Ott, Schraa, Sinicki, Stone, Stroebel, C. Taylor and Wright; cosponsored by Senators Ellis, Gudex, Hansen, Harris, Harsdorf, Jauch, Lassa, Olsen, Petrowski, Risser, Shilling, Schultz and Wirch
- May 3, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice
- May 29, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke
- May 30, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 30, 2013 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 31, 2013 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 7, Noes 1
- May 31, 2013 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- Jun 11, 2013 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-13-2013 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 13, 2013 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 13, 2013 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 13, 2013 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 13, 2013 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 13, 2013 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 14, 2013 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 17, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Labor
- Apr 8, 2014 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote