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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 476

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Relating to: venue requirements for domestic abuse, child abuse, and harassment cases.

Children — Abuse and neglect Court — Procedure Crime victim Criminal identification and investigation Women Wood county

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill changes the venue requirements for actions growing out of domestic

abuse, child abuse, and harassment. Under the bill, if a petitioner is a victim

advocate, an employee of the county court system, a legal professional practicing law,

or a current or former law enforcement officer, or is the spouse or dating partner of

one of those persons, an action for a restraining order or injunction in a case of

domestic abuse, child abuse, or harassment may be brought in any county within a

100-mile radius of the county seat of the county in which the petitioner resides or

is temporarily living.

Under current law, action for a restraining order or injunction in a case of

domestic abuse must be brought in the county in which the cause of action arose,

where the petitioner or the respondent resides, or where the petitioner is temporarily

living, and an action for a restraining order or injunction in a case of child abuse or

harassment must be brought in the county in which the cause of action arose or

where the petitioner or the respondent resides.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Harsdorf (R) , Johnson (D) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

20 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Barca (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Kolste (D) , Kremer (R) , Quinn (R) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R) , Vruwink (D) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 19, 2018 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 Jan 19, 2018 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. Oct 18, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Johnson, Cowles, Darling, Marklein, Ringhand, Vinehout, Wirch and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Crowley, Anderson, Berceau, Billings, Horlacher, Jacque, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Kolste, Kremer, Quinn, Sargent, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Subeck and Spreitzer

  2. Oct 18, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Zepnick added as a cosponsor

  4. Nov 9, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Barca added as a cosponsor

  5. Nov 9, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  6. Jan 11, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Jan 12, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Johnson

  8. Jan 18, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

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

  12. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1