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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 187

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Relating to: admissibility of evidence of other acts of domestic abuse at a proceeding alleging an act of domestic abuse.

Court — Procedure Evidence Sex crimes Women

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Bernier (R) , Billings (D) , Brooks (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Czaja (R) , Hebl (D) , Hintz (D) , Jacque (R) , Johnson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kahl (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Kolste (D) , Marklein (R) , Richards (D) , Schraa (R) , Sinicki (D) , Stone (R) , Stroebel (R) , Wright (D)

13 cosponsors

Ellis (R) , Gudex (R) , Hansen (D) , Harris (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Jauch (D) , Lassa (D) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Risser (D) , Schultz (R) , Shilling (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 7, Noes 1

Passed 7–1 May 31, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. 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

  2. May 3, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice

  3. May 29, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke

  4. May 30, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. May 30, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. May 31, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  7. May 31, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  8. Jun 11, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-13-2013 by Committee on Rules

  9. Jun 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  10. Jun 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Jun 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Jun 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Jun 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Jun 14, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Jun 17, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Labor

  16. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1