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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 68

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Relating to: possession of child pornography and providing a penalty.

Children Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on Obscenity Sex crimes

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, in order for an image or video to be child pornography, the

child must be engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Under this bill, an image or video

is child pornography if it depicts the child in a sexually suggestive manner, which

means that it depicts: 1) a child's less than completely and opaquely covered genitals,

pubic area, or intimate parts in a manner that, by means of the posing, composition,

format, or animated sensual details, emits sensuality with sufficient impact to

concentrate prurient interest on the child; 2) any form of contact with a child's

genitals, pubic area, or intimate parts in a manner that, by means of the posing,

composition, format, or animated sensual details, emits sensuality with sufficient

impact to concentrate prurient interest on the child; or 3) a child in any other way

that is for the purpose of sexual stimulation or gratification of any person who may

view the depiction where the depiction does not have serious literary, artistic,

political, or scientific value.

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jacque (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R)

18 cosponsors

Brandtjen (R) , Crowley (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kulp (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 10, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 10, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 1, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, L. Taylor and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Crowley, Brandtjen, Horlacher, Kulp, Murphy, Mursau, Ramthun, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Sortwell, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Wichgers

  2. Mar 1, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Apr 23, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Kooyenga added as a coauthor

  4. May 7, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  5. May 7, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. May 9, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. May 10, 2019 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. May 10, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. May 10, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jun 3, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Jun 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-20-2019 by Committee on Rules

  20. Jun 19, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Rohrkaste added as a cosponsor

  21. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  22. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Jun 20, 2019 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Jun 25, 2019 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Jul 9, 2019 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 7-9-2019

  30. Jul 10, 2019 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-10-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 16

  31. Jul 10, 2019 · Senate

    Published 7-11-2019