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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 91

Undesignated felonies

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Feb 21, 2018, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 24, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 21, 2018

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

Under this bill, if a person is convicted of a Class I felony, the court may refrain from designating the crime as a misdemeanor or a felony and sentence the person or place the person on probation. When the person completes the sentence or probation period, the court may then designate the crime as a Class A misdemeanor or a Class I felony. In order to do this, the court must determine all of the following:

the felony was not a violent crime and did not involve a weapon, the person had not previously been convicted of a felony, the public will not be harmed by the disposition, and the felony sentence would be unduly harsh given the nature of the crime and the character of the person.

Who's behind it

17 lawmakers are its ⁠. 16 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 23 names

Authors (17)

Signed on in support (6)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 0 · May 1, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · May 1, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 12, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  3. Feb 22, 2018

    The Senate received it.

  4. Feb 21, 2018

    The Assembly passed it.

  5. Feb 21, 2018

    The Assembly adopted it.

  6. Feb 15, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  7. May 1, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on joint review committee on Criminal Penalties.

  8. May 1, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  9. Apr 6, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Feb 24, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  11. Feb 24, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Kleefisch, Jagler, Horlacher, R. Brooks, Duchow, Tusler, Knodl, Edming, Ott, Kremer, Tittl, Skowronski, Spiros, Krug, Fields and E. Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Wanggaard, Darling, Kapenga, Feyen and L. Taylor

  2. Feb 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Apr 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sanfelippo

  5. Apr 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke

  6. Apr 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke

  7. Apr 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke

  8. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. May 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  10. May 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  11. May 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to joint review committee on Criminal Penalties

  12. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from joint review committee on Criminal Penalties and referred to committee on Rules

  13. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:02 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  14. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 22, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  22. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary