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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 106

Eliminating certain abortion prohibitions

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 18, 2021

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Jul 25, 2022: “Representative Hintz added as a coauthor”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Health. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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 repeals a statute relating to abortion that has been held unenforceable by a federal court. Under that statute, any person, other than the mother, who intentionally destroys the life of an unborn child is guilty of a Class H felony.

“Unborn child" is defined as a human being from the time of conception until born alive. Also, any person, other than the mother, who intentionally destroys the life of an unborn quick child or causes the mother's death by an act done with intent to destroy the life of an unborn child is guilty of a Class E felony. None of these penalties apply to a therapeutic abortion that is performed by a physician; is necessary, or advised by two other physicians as necessary, to save the life of the mother; and, unless an emergency prevents, is performed in a licensed maternity hospital.

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The statute was cited in Roe v. Wade , 410 U.S. 113 (1973), as similar to a Texas statute that was held to violate the due process clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The unenforceability of the statute following the Roe v. Wade decision was noted in a subsequent decision by a federal district court, Larkin v.

McCann , 368 F. Supp. 1352 (E.D. Wis., 1974).

Who's behind it

30 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 30 are Democrats.

18 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (30)

Signed on in support (18)

What happened

  1. Jul 14, 2022 to Jul 25, 2022

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  2. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  3. Nov 10, 2021 to Dec 1, 2021

    4 more representatives signed on in support.

  4. Feb 18, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.

  5. Feb 18, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Subeck, Emerson, Andraca, Anderson, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, B. Meyers, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Johnson, L. Taylor, Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Smith and Wirch

  2. Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Nov 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Riemer added as a coauthor

  4. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor

  5. Nov 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Haywood added as a coauthor

  6. Dec 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative McGuire added as a coauthor

  7. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  8. Jul 14, 2022 · Assembly

    Representatives Vruwink and Doyle added as coauthors

  9. Jul 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Hintz added as a coauthor

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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

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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

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