Senate Bill 522
Pretrial detention and denial and revocation of release. (FE)
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
Nov 8, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Public hearing
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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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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
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law allows a court to deny pretrial release from custody to persons accused of first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree sexual assault, and sexual assault of a child or to persons accused of committing or attempting to commit a violent crime if the person had been previously convicted of committing or attempting to commit a violent crime. “Violent crime” is defined to include first-degree and second-degree intentional and reckless homicide, felony murder, aggravated battery, mayhem, first-degree sexual assault, and child abuse. This bill expands the definition of “violent crime” for this purpose to include taking hostages, kidnapping, arson, second-degree sexual assault, carjacking, robbery, abuse of individuals at risk under circumstances that cause death, child abduction, homicide by intoxicated use of a firearm or vehicle, strangulation and suffocation, and aggravated burglary.
Under current law, a court may revoke the release of a person who has been charged with a serious crime and released on bail if the person violates the conditions of the release and the alleged violation is also a serious crime. Under this bill, the court may revoke the release of the person if the alleged violation is any crime.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Republicans.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (14)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 31, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 11, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 4, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 8, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Nov 8, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
See the official record, word for word Hide the official record
- Nov 8, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vukmir, Craig, Nass and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, Kooyenga, Allen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Horlacher, Jacque, Loudenbeck, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Weatherston and Ott
- Nov 8, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Dec 4, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 11, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 31, 2018 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate