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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 806

Acts for which a juvenile may be placed in correctional placement or the Serious Juvenile Offender Program. (FE)

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Feb 28, 2020. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 27, 2020

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 11, 2020

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 19, 2020

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Feb 28, 2020.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 12, 2020: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill expands the acts for which a juvenile may be placed in the Serious Juvenile Offender Program (SJOP) or in a juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care center for children and youth under the Juvenile Justice Code.

Under current law, a juvenile who is 14 years of age or over and who has been adjudicated delinquent by the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Juvenile Justice Code (juvenile court) for committing or conspiring to commit certain law violations may be placed in the SJOP. This bill expands the law violations for which a juvenile may be placed in the SJOP to include any act that would be a felony if committed by an adult.

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Also under current law, if the juvenile court determines that placement in the SJOP is not appropriate, a finding that a juvenile has committed any of a number of law violations that would be felonies if committed by an adult is prima facie evidence that the juvenile is a danger to the public and in need of restrictive placement. Under current law such a juvenile may be placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth. This bill expands the list of acts constituting prima facie evidence that the juvenile is a danger to the public and in need of restrictive placement to any act that would be a felony if committed by an adult.

Who's behind it

14 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 14 are Republicans.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 19 names

Authors (14)

Signed on in support (5)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 8 to 6 · Feb 6, 2020

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 6”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 6 · Feb 6, 2020

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 6”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 61 to 37 · Feb 11, 2020

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 37”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 60 to 38 · Feb 11, 2020 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (60)

No (38)

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 14, 2020

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 12, 2020

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Feb 28, 2020

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Feb 25, 2020

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 19, 2020

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 14, 2020

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Feb 13, 2020

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 12, 2020

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 11, 2020

    The Assembly passed it, 60 to 38.

  9. Feb 11, 2020

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Feb 6, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Feb 6, 2020

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 6.

  12. Feb 5, 2020

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  13. Feb 4, 2020

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Jan 30, 2020

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Jan 27, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  16. Jan 27, 2020

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 27, 2020 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Jagler, James, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Ott, Ramthun, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Craig, Marklein, Nass and Stroebel

  2. Jan 27, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jan 30, 2020 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 4, 2020 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 4, 2020 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 4, 2020 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 4, 2020 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 4, 2020 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Feb 5, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Duchow

  10. Feb 5, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Brandtjen added as a coauthor

  11. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 6

  13. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 6

  14. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  15. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules

  16. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Goyke, Crowley, Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Doyle, B. Meyers, McGuire, Neubauer, Fields, Pope, Ohnstad, Sargent, Subeck, Sinicki, C. Taylor, Vining, Emerson, Cabrera, Bowen, Brostoff and Stuck

  19. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 37

  20. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 38

  23. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  25. Feb 13, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  26. Feb 13, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  27. Feb 14, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  28. Feb 14, 2020 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  29. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Read a second time

  30. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  32. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  33. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  35. Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020

  36. Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2020

  37. Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 2-28-2020

  38. May 12, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2020 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  39. May 12, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Terms on this page

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary