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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 174

Recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime and expunging a criminal record of a crime. (FE)

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Jan 25, 2022, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 23, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 25, 2022

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

Under current law, a person who is released on extended supervision, parole, or probation is subject to conditions or rules of the release. If the person violates a condition or rule, the person is subject to sanctions for the violation, which may include revocation of release. This bill requires the Department of Corrections to recommend revoking a person's extended supervision, parole, or probation if the person is charged with a crime while on release.

Under current law, a sentencing court may order a person's criminal record expunged of a crime if the court determines that the person will benefit and society will not be harmed and if all of the following apply: 1) the maximum term of imprisonment for the crime is six years or less (Class H felony and below); 2) the person committed the crime before the age of 25; 3) if the crime is a felony, the person had not been previously convicted of a felony; and 4) the crime was not a violent felony. The bill adds that the court may not order the record expunged of a crime if the person had previously been convicted of a crime, including a crime for which the record had been expunged.

Read the full summary

Current law specifies that the expungement order must be made only at sentencing and then the record is not expunged until the person completes his or her sentence. Under current law, a person is not considered to have completed his or her sentence if the person has been convicted of a subsequent offense or, if on probation, the probation was revoked and the person has not satisfied all conditions of probation. The bill adds that a person has not completed his or her sentence if criminal charges are pending against the person or, if the person was on probation, the person violated any rule or condition of the probation or at least one year has not elapsed since being placed on probation.

Who's behind it

11 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 11 are Republicans.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 15 names

Authors (11)

Signed on in support (4)

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 4 votes on this bill.

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

Passed, 13 to 0 · Jan 20, 2022

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 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote

Failed, 7 to 7 · Jan 20, 2022

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

Official motion: “Report without recommendation (Assembly Rule 19) by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 7”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 59 to 34 · Jan 25, 2022

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

Official motion: “Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 34”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 56 to 37 · Jan 25, 2022 · 6 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (56)

No (37)

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

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 26, 2022

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  3. Jan 26, 2022

    The Senate received it.

  4. Jan 25, 2022

    The Assembly passed it, 56 to 37.

  5. Jan 25, 2022

    The Assembly adopted it.

  6. Jan 20, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  7. Jan 18, 2022

    The committee voted on it.

  8. Jan 12, 2022

    The committee held a public hearing.

  9. Nov 5, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  10. Apr 21, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  11. Apr 8, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Mar 23, 2021

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

  13. Mar 23, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Brandtjen, Horlacher, James, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Murphy, Ramthun, Rozar and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Jacque, Feyen and Stroebel

  2. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

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

  3. Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 5, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 12, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Jan 14, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Steffen and Sanfelippo

  8. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  10. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Report without recommendation (Assembly Rule 19) by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 7

  11. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 by Committee on Rules

  13. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, McGuire, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck, Vining, Vruwink and Shankland

  15. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 34

  16. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  17. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 56, Noes 37

  20. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  22. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  23. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. 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. 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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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

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