Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: underage sexual activity.
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- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
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.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Fitzgerald (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Risser (D) , Wanggaard (R)
9 cosponsors
Brandtjen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Kulp (R) , Plumer (R) , Ramthun (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R)
Full history
- 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