Assembly Bill 406
Classification of sexual assault offenses and providing criminal penalties
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, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill reclassifies a second, third, or fourth degree sexual assault to one degree higher if the defendant has previously been convicted of first, second, third, or fourth degree sexual assault. Under current law, the penalty for a first degree sexual assault is a Class B felony, the penalty for a second degree sexual assault is a Class C felony, the penalty for a third degree sexual assault is a Class G felony, and the penalty for a fourth degree sexual assault is a Class A misdemeanor.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . All 9 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 26, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Jun 26, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 26, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sargent, Kolste, Berceau, Anderson, Vruwink, C. Taylor, Considine, Spreitzer and Fields; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Johnson and L. Taylor
- Jun 26, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
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
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