Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 396

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Relating to: patronization of a child and providing a criminal penalty.

Children — Protection and services Crime and criminals — Felony Prostitution

Introduced, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the penalty for patronizing a prostitute is a Class A

misdemeanor. This bill increases the penalty to a Class I felony for patronizing a

person who is under the age of 18. This bill also specifies that, for the increased

penalty, the prosecutor does not need to prove that the actor knew the person was

under the age of 18 and it is not a defense to the crime that the actor believed the

person was at least 18.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lasee (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R)

17 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Fields (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Katsma (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Petryk (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Oct 24, 2017 official source full page

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

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

Passed 5–0 Oct 24, 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

Aug 31, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, L. Taylor, Johnson, Marklein, Lasee, Olsen and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Fields, Bernier, Horlacher, Jacque, Katsma, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Petryk, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Felzkowski, Novak, Tusler and Thiesfeldt
Aug 31, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Oct 18, 2017 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator LeMahieu
Oct 19, 2017 · Senate
Public hearing held
Oct 24, 2017 · Senate
Executive action taken
Oct 24, 2017 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 1
Oct 24, 2017 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Oct 24, 2017 · Senate
Available for scheduling
Oct 27, 2017 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Rules suspended
Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly
Received from Senate
Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Read a second time
Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules
Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Read a second time
Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Rules suspended
Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
Nov 9, 2017 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
Nov 27, 2017 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
Dec 5, 2017 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 12-5-2017
Dec 8, 2017 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 12-8-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 128
Dec 8, 2017 · Senate
Published 12-9-2017