Senate Bill 878
Definition of serious child sex offender for purposes of placing a sexually violent person on supervised release
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
Mar 22, 2018
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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 Senate Organization. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a person who has been found to be a sexually violent person may be involuntarily committed to the Department of Health Services for control, care, and treatment. If a person is committed and placed in institutional care, the person may periodically petition the court for supervised release. If a court determines that supervised release is appropriate, DHS must prepare for the court a supervised release plan for the person that identifies a proposed residence. If the person is a serious child sex offender, the person may not be placed into a residence on a property that is adjacent to a property where a child's primary residence exists.
Under current law a “serious child sex offender” is a person who has been convicted of first-degree or second-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, repeated sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, or sexual assault of a child under the age of 13 placed in substitute care. Under this bill, the definition of serious child sex offender is expanded to include a person who has been convicted of any sexually violent offense against a person under the age of 16. This bill also adds that a person is a serious child sex offender if the person was convicted of an offense and, as part of a plea agreement, a sexually violent offense was uncharged or dismissed and the victim of the sexually violent offense was under the age of 16.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 22, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 22, 2018 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Ringhand and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Spreitzer, Loudenbeck, Berceau, Kolste, Ohnstad, Novak, Quinn and Zepnick
- Mar 22, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 22, 2018 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- 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
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