Senate Bill 261
Underage sexual activity
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
Jun 6, 2019
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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, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
2017 Wisconsin Act 174 created the offense of underage sexual activity. Before Act 174, a person who was convicted of sexual intercourse or sexual contact with a child who was at least 13 but under 16 was guilty of a felony. Under Act 174, the offense of underage sexual activity changed the classification of the crime so that a person who has sexual intercourse with a child who is between 15 and 18, or sexual contact with a child who is 15, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the person is under 19 years old.
This bill allows persons who were convicted of a sex offense against a child that occurred before the effective date of 2017 Wisconsin Act 174 (March 30, 2018) to petition a court to vacate that conviction and enter a conviction for the lesser offense of underage sexual activity if the person could have been convicted of the lesser offense if the violation had occurred after March 30, 2018.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Scott L. Fitzgerald · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 6, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Jun 6, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 6, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Fitzgerald, L. Taylor, Risser and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Thiesfeldt, Brandtjen, Kulp, Plumer, Ramthun, Skowronski, Spiros and Tusler
- Jun 6, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Apr 1, 2020 · 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