Senate Bill 745
The Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking and providing a 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
Feb 17, 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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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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.
Current law prohibits human trafficking and trafficking of a child (trafficking offense). In general, human trafficking is a Class D felony and trafficking of a child is a Class C felony. In June 2013, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws approved and recommended a Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking. This bill incorporates the parts of that uniform act that are not in current law, including the following:
1. A provision that makes ineligible for state contracts an entity that commits a trafficking offense.
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2. A provision that requires law enforcement training programs to provide training on identifying and providing forms to an individual who may qualify under federal law for a nonimmigrant visa or continued presence due to being a victim of a trafficking offense.
3. A provision that allows the maximum term of imprisonment for a trafficking offense to be increased by up to five years if the person obtained the victim from a shelter that serves victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, or sexual assault; runaway youth; or the homeless.
4. A provision that allows a victim of a trafficking offense to apply for crime victim compensation from the Department of Justice regardless of immigration status.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . All 8 are Democrats.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · 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 24, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 17, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Feb 17, 2016
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 17, 2016 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Risser, Harris Dodd, Carpenter, Miller, Vinehout, Lassa, C. Larson and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Johnson, Kahl, Sargent, Subeck, Mason, Considine, Spreitzer, Pope and Billings
- Feb 17, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 24, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 24, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 24, 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