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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Senate Bill 680

Removing information regarding acquittals, dismissed criminal charges, and criminal convictions for which a person was pardoned from the Consolidated Court Automation Programs. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 1, 2016

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires removal from the Consolidated Court Automation Programs (CCAP) information regarding a criminal case for which the convicted person has been pardoned. CCAP contains information about civil and criminal cases filed in the circuit courts in this state, including information about the parties and their attorneys; documents filed; and deadlines, decisions, and outcomes of cases. CCAP also contains information on family court proceedings; probate proceedings; John Doe proceedings; reviews of certain administrative proceedings; tax warrants;

mechanics', construction, condominium, or other types of liens; civil lawsuits;

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eviction proceedings; and domestic violence and other restraining orders and injunctions.

Under the bill, the director of state courts must remove from CCAP information relating to an acquittal, a dismissed criminal charge, and a criminal conviction if the person was pardoned for committing the crime.

Who's behind it

3 senators are its ⁠. All 3 are Democrats.

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (3)

Signed on in support (12)

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 24, 2016

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Feb 1, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  4. Feb 1, 2016

    Introduced in the Senate.

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  1. Feb 1, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Harris Dodd and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Goyke, R. Brooks, Kessler, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Pope, Sinicki, Subeck, Zepnick, Johnson and Barnes

  2. Feb 1, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Feb 24, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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Public hearing

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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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor