Assembly Bill 180
Considering post-traumatic stress disorder as a mitigating factor in sentencing certain criminal offenders. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Feb 18, 2016, 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
Apr 22, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 18, 2016
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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, when a court makes a sentencing decision concerning a person convicted of a criminal offense, the court must consider the protection of the public, the gravity of the offense, the rehabilitative needs of the defendant, and any applicable mitigating factors or aggravating factors to the crime. Under current law, an offense may be aggravated by the circumstances under which the offense took place, such as delivery of a controlled substance to a prisoner or on a public transit vehicle, by the nature of the victim, such as when an elderly person is victimized, or by the nature of the offender, such as when a person who is responsible for a child's welfare commits an offense against the child.
Under this bill, when a court makes a sentencing decision concerning a person who is a military veteran and has been diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from the person's military service, the court may consider that as a mitigating factor.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . 11 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Shankland and Barca
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Oct 13, 2015
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 and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 1, 2016
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 23, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Feb 19, 2016
The Senate received it.
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Feb 18, 2016
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 18, 2016
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 13, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 13, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Jun 2, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 2, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 19, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 18, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 22, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hesselbein, Thiesfeldt, Goyke, Milroy, Subeck, Ohnstad, Wachs, Sinicki, Johnson, Pope, Berceau and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators Wirch and Lassa
- Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- May 18, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 19, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 19, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 2, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Born added as a coauthor
- Jun 2, 2015 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 8, 2015 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 13, 2015 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Oct 13, 2015 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 2:15 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 19, 2016 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 23, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Mar 1, 2016 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote