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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 497

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Relating to: residency requirements for sexually violent persons on supervised release.

Health services, department of — Corrections Ordinance Police Polk county Sex crimes

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill makes changes to the procedure for releasing certain violent sex

offenders into the community. Under current law, a person who commits certain sex

offenses may be involuntarily committed as a sexually violent person to the

Department of Health Services (DHS) for control, care, and treatment. If a person

is committed and placed in institutional care, the person may periodically petition

the court for supervised release. If a court determines that supervised release is

appropriate, the court authorizes the person, the person's attorney, the district

attorney, any law enforcement agency in the county of intended placement, and any

local governmental unit in the county of intended placement to submit to DHS

prospective residential options for community placement. Current law requires

DHS and the county in which the person is to be placed to prepare a plan that

identifies potential sites for the person to reside, taking into consideration the

options submitted.

This bill requires DHS to consult with a local law enforcement agency that has

jurisdiction over any prospective residential option identified by DHS or the county

and to request the law enforcement agency to submit a written report that provides

information on the prospective residential option. The bill requires DHS to take into

consideration the written report of the law enforcement agency to determine where

the victims of the person live, and to ensure that any potential residential placement

of the person meets certain guidelines.

Under the bill, no sexually violent person generally may be placed in a

residence within 1,500 feet of any school, child care facility, youth center, place of

worship, or public park. If the person committed a sexually violent offense against

a child, he or she may not be placed in a residence in a property adjacent to a property

where a child resides. If the person committed a sexually violent offense against an

elderly or disabled person, he or she may not be placed in a residence within 1,500

feet of a nursing home or other assisted living facility.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Born (R) , J. Ott (R) , Jagler (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Quinn (R) , Skowronski (R) , Swearingen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R)

5 cosponsors

Gudex (R) , Moulton (R) , S. Fitzgerald (R) , Schraa (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Feb 3, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Feb 3, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Feb 3, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 64, Noes 34

Passed 64–34 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 64, Noes 34

Passed 64–34 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 64, Noes 34

Passed 64–34 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 35

Passed 63–35 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Refused to reject Assembly Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 32, Noes 66

Failed 32–66 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

Nay · 66

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 64, Noes 34

Passed 64–34 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

Aye · 64

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Refused to refer to committee on Children and Families, Ayes 33, Noes 65

Failed 33–65 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 15, 2016 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. Nov 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Born, Tittl, Jagler, Kremer, T. Larson, Murphy, J. Ott, Skowronski, Swearingen, Vorpagel, Quinn and Bernier; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, S. Fitzgerald, Gudex and Moulton

  2. Nov 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  3. Jan 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Schraa added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 14, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Born and Schraa

  5. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Born

  6. Jan 28, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  10. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  11. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  12. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 by Committee on Rules

  13. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Barca, Shankland and Mason

  16. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 64, Noes 34

  17. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Refused to reject Assembly Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 32, Noes 66

  18. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Barca and Shankland

  19. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 35

  20. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Barca, Ohnstad and Mason

  21. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 64, Noes 34

  22. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 64, Noes 34

  23. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Refused to refer to committee on Children and Families, Ayes 33, Noes 65

  26. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 64, Noes 34

  27. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 10, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  29. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  30. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  31. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  32. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  33. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  34. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  35. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  36. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  37. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  38. Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  39. Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2016

  40. Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2016

  41. Mar 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-29-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 156

  42. Mar 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-1-2016