Senate Bill 683
Lesser included homicide crimes
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
Mar 19, 2014
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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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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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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 may be charged with, and prosecuted for, a number of crimes related to the same conduct. However, a person may only be convicted of the crime charged or an included crime, but not for both. An included crime is generally a crime that has the same or similar elements as the crime charged but is equally or less serious, carries the same or a lower penalty, or requires a showing of negligence or recklessness rather than intent. Current law states that, with regard to a homicide conviction, an included crime may be "a crime which is a less serious type of criminal homicide than the one charged."
In State of Wisconsin v. Patterson, 2010 WI 130, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that a less serious type of criminal homicide than the one charged must be limited to homicide charges that are brought under the statutes proscribing homicidal acts, and do not include charges that are brought under the statutes proscribing other acts that may or may not result in the death of another person.
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This bill amends the included homicide statute to reflect the holding in the Patterson case.
Who's behind it
Glenn Grothman, a Republican, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 19, 2014
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.
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Mar 19, 2014
Introduced in the Senate.
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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
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