Assembly Bill 638
Bail jumping and providing a penalty
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
Dec 2, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. 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, bail jumping means failure to comply with the terms of a bond after being released from custody in a pending criminal matter. Bail jumping for a defendant who has been released on bond after being charged with a crime is a Class A misdemeanor if the offense with which the defendant is charged is a misdemeanor and a Class H felony if the offense with which the defendant is charged is a felony, and bail jumping for a witness for whom bail has been required is a Class I felony. Under this bill, bail jumping means failure to appear as required or failure to comply with a term of a bond that prohibits contact with another individual or prohibits his or her presence in a specified location. Under the bill, any form of bail jumping is a Class B misdemeanor, regardless of the underlying offense or whether the person for whom bail is required is a defendant or a witness. In addition, under this bill, a person may only be charged with bail jumping once per underlying charge for which he or she has been released on bail.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . 6 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 2, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Dec 2, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 2, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Crowley, Sortwell, Bowen, Anderson, Sinicki, Zamarripa and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Johnson, L. Taylor and Larson
- Dec 2, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
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