Senate Bill 679
Prohibiting revocation of probation, extended supervision, or parole for failure to pay restitution or certain fees. (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
Feb 1, 2016
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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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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 placed on probation or who is released from confinement in prison to parole or to extended supervision may be required, as a condition of his or her release, to pay a fee to the Department of Corrections (DOC) intended to partially reimburse DOC for the costs of providing supervision and services (supervision fee). Additionally, a person who is convicted of a crime may be required to pay restitution to the victim of his or her crime. Payment of restitution may be a condition of probation or of release to probation or extended supervision.
Under current law, if a person violates a condition of probation or release to parole or extended supervision, his or her period of extension may be modified, extended, or revoked, and his or her release to parole or extended supervision may be revoked.
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Under this bill, a person may not have his or her probation or release to parole or extended supervision revoked solely because he or she fails to pay a supervision fee or restitution.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · 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 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 26, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 17, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 10, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 1, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Feb 1, 2016
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 1, 2016 · Senate
Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Harris Dodd and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Goyke, Kessler, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Pope, Subeck, Zepnick, Johnson and Barnes
- Feb 1, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 10, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 17, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 26, 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