Assembly Bill 927
Crime victim impact statements
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 9, 2018
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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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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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Author
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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 current law, a crime victim may offer a statement regarding the impact of the crime on his or her life, which may be considered at sentencing, disposition, or parole hearings.
This bill names such a statement a “victim impact statement.” Under the bill, a victim impact statement is confidential, and unless the statement contains exculpatory information, the statement is not considered a witness statement that must be disclosed by the prosecuting attorney to the court and to the defendant at trial. The bill allows a victim to amend or retract a victim impact statement he or she has provided up until the time at which it is disclosed. Under the bill, a victim impact statement may not be disclosed until after a plea has been entered or a conviction has been obtained in a criminal case, at which time the statement must be disclosed to the court, the prosecuting attorney, and the defendant or the defendant's attorney, and the judge must enter a protective order barring redisclosure of the statement. The bill requires that a disclosed statement be kept confidential and returned to the court at the conclusion of representation.
Who's behind it
6 lawmakers are its . 5 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
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Authors (6)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 9, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Feb 9, 2018
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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
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