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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 308

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Relating to: patronizing a prostitute and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

Crime and criminals — Felony Prostitution

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill increases the penalty for the crime of patronizing a prostitute from a

Class A misdemeanor to a Class I felony if the person has been previously convicted

of that crime at least two times. Under the bill, a first or second violation remains

a Class A misdemeanor.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Feyen (R) , Harsdorf (R) , L. Taylor (D)

19 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Fields (D) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Kolste (D) , Kremer (R) , Kulp (R) , Petryk (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Stuck (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Aug 30, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jun 15, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Feyen, L. Taylor, Cowles, Carpenter and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Stuck, Berceau, Billings, Fields, Horlacher, Jacque, Kitchens, Kolste, Kulp, Tittl, Tusler, Gannon, Rohrkaste, Kremer, Petryk, Ripp, Subeck and Zepnick

  2. Jun 15, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Jun 28, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jun 28, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jul 18, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jul 18, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Aug 23, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Aug 30, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Aug 30, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Aug 30, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Sep 1, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  12. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  16. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  20. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules

  21. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  22. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Nov 9, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Dec 5, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 12-5-2017

  30. Dec 8, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-8-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 131

  31. Dec 8, 2017 · Senate

    Published 12-9-2017