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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 55

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Relating to: crimes subject to a mandatory minimum sentence. (FE)

Crime and criminals Crime and criminals — Felony Crime and criminals — Homicide or murder Sentences and penalties

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law imposes a mandatory minimum sentence for felony murder or

second-degree intentional homicide if the person has been previously convicted of

felony murder, second-degree intentional homicide, or a crime punishable by life

imprisonment. The court must sentence the person to be confined in prison for at

least three years and six months. This bill increases the mandatory minimum

sentence to five years and adds the following crimes to be subject to the mandatory

minimum sentence if the person has been previously convicted of one of the crimes

or a crime punishable by life imprisonment: first-degree or second-degree reckless

homicide, homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle or firearm, aggravated battery,

mayhem, taking hostages, kidnapping, causing death by tampering with household

products, arson of buildings or damage by explosives, carjacking, armed robbery,

robbery of a financial institution, physical abuse of a child, child abduction, and child

trafficking.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , Nass (R) , Vukmir (R)

16 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Craig (R) , Duchow (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Ott (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 May 10, 2017 official source full page

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

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 20–13 Nov 7, 2017 official source full page

Full history

  1. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Vukmir, Darling, Nass and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Kleefisch, Murphy, Duchow, Tusler, Gannon, Edming, Ott, Spiros, Allen, Kremer, Tittl, Skowronski and E. Brooks

  2. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 15, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 15, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 22, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 28, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Mar 29, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Mar 30, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor

  9. May 9, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  10. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  12. Oct 11, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Craig added as a coauthor

  13. Nov 3, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-7-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  17. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13

  18. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  20. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:20 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  22. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Feb 22, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Feb 26, 2018 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Apr 12, 2018 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018

  30. Apr 17, 2018 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 309

  31. Apr 17, 2018 · Senate

    Published 4-17-2018