Assembly Bill 776
Statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault
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
Jan 22, 2020
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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 Judiciary. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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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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 prosecution for second-degree sexual assault must be commenced within ten years of the commission of the assault. This bill extends the period so that a prosecution for second-degree sexual assault must be commenced within 20 years of the commission of the assault.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 22, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Jan 22, 2020
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 22, 2020 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Wichgers, Horlacher, C. Taylor, Bowen, Neylon, Kulp and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Carpenter
- Jan 22, 2020 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- 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