Senate Bill 204
Causing or threatening bodily harm to certain child welfare and juvenile justice workers, and providing a criminal penalty. (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
Jun 26, 2015
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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 intentionally causes bodily harm to another without the other person's consent commits the crime of ordinary battery, the penalties for which increase depending on the severity of the injury the person causes his or her victim. A person convicted of ordinary battery is subject to fines and periods of imprisonment. Current law provides more severe penalties for battery committed under certain circumstances against certain government officials, employees, and agents.
Among those covered under these "special circumstances battery" provisions are law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and probation, parole, and aftercare agents. If a person intentionally causes bodily harm to one of these employees, the person is guilty of a Class H felony and may be fined not more than $10,000 or sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than six years, or both, if the person knows or has reason to know that the victim is an employee of the pertinent department, the victim is acting in his or her official capacity, and the victim does not consent to the harm.
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This bill extends the special circumstances battery provisions to a person who is employed by, or under contract with, a court, a county department of human or social services, a tribal child welfare agency, or the department of children and families, to provide intake, dispositional, or other services relating to child welfare or juvenile justice (child welfare or juvenile justice worker). Under the bill, if a person intentionally causes bodily harm or threatens to cause bodily harm to a child welfare or juvenile justice worker, the person is guilty of a Class H felony if the person knows or has reason to know that the victim is a child welfare or juvenile justice worker, the victim is acting in his or her official capacity, and the victim does not consent to the harm.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 6, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 28, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 17, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 6, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 26, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Jun 26, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 26, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Tiffany, Lassa and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Horlacher, Johnson, Kahl, Kitchens, T. Larson, Murphy, Subeck and Bernier
- Jun 26, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Jul 6, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 17, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 28, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 28, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 2, 2015 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tiffany
- Oct 2, 2015 · Senate
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Tiffany
- Jan 6, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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