Senate Bill 396
Awards for the victims of crimes and making an appropriation. (FE)
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
Nov 11, 2013
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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 who is the victim of a crime or a close relative of a victim of a crime may receive compensation for certain losses he or she suffers as a result of the crime, including payment for medical treatment, replacement of lost or damaged property, and certain economic losses, including loss of income that occurs as a result of the crime. Under current law, a person may apply, within one year after the crime occurs, to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for an award if the person reported the crime to law enforcement within five days after the crime occurred. Current law allows DOJ to grant an award after the one-year deadline for application has passed in the interest of justice.
Under current law, DOJ may award up to $40,000 per injury or death and generally makes the payment in one lump sum. However, DOJ may make periodic payments in the case of a death or protracted disability.
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Under this bill, a person who is a victim of certain sexual assault crimes, including sexual assault against a child and human trafficking, may apply for an award for compensation from DOJ for the payment of mental health services for as long as the crime committed against him or her is prosecutable under the applicable statutes of limitation.
Under the bill, DOJ may close its accounts relating to any victim to whom DOJ has granted a compensation award if four years have passed since the time DOJ made a payment to or on behalf of the victim and DOJ determines, after consulting with the victim, that no further payments or services are warranted.
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . 8 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
27 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (27)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Hulsey · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 11, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 27, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 21, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 11, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.
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Nov 11, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 11, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lassa, L. Taylor, Harris, Risser, Lehman, Schultz, Shilling, Wirch and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Goyke, Wright, Barnes, Kahl, Richards, Hulsey, Pasch, Danou, Mason, Milroy, Berceau, Sinicki, Genrich, Hebl, Pope, Zamarripa, Vruwink, Ohnstad, Ringhand, A. Ott, Clark, Jorgensen, Wachs, C. Taylor, Kleefisch, Johnson and Riemer
- Nov 11, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Labor
- Nov 21, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 27, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 11, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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