Assembly Bill 67
Storage and processing of sexual assault kits and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Feb 12, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2022: “Representative Doyle added as a coauthor”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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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, there is no statutory procedure for the collection and processing of sexual assault kits. This bill creates procedures for transmission, processing, and storage of sexual assault kits. Under the bill, a health care professional who collects a sexual assault kit must do one of the following: 1) if the victim wants to report the sexual assault to law enforcement, the health care professional must notify a law enforcement agency within 24 hours of collecting the kit; or 2) if the victim does not want to report the sexual assault to law enforcement, the health care professional must send the kit to the state crime laboratories within 72 hours for storage. Under the bill, if a law enforcement agency has received notification from a health care professional that a kit has been collected, the law enforcement agency must take possession of the kit within 72 hours, and must send the kit to the state crime laboratories for processing within 14 days. If the victim changes his or her mind about wanting to have his or her kit analyzed after it is given to a law enforcement agency but before the agency sends the kit to the state crime laboratories for processing, the agency must send the kit to the state crime laboratories for storage rather than for processing.
Under the bill, once the state crime laboratories takes possession of a sexual assault kit, it must do one of the following: 1) if it has received the kit of a person who has not consented to analysis, securely store the kit for a period of 10 years; or 2) if it has received the kit of a person who has consented to analysis, process the kit and then send it to a law enforcement agency to store the kit for a period of 50 years, or until the date of the expiration of the statute of limitations, or until the end of a term of imprisonment or probation of a person convicted in the sexual assault case, whichever is longer.
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Under current law, local law enforcement agencies report certain crime statistics to the Department of Justice. The bill requires law enforcement agencies to provide additional data to DOJ regarding sexual assault kits collected and processed in Wisconsin in addition to the data currently being reported. The bill also requires DOJ to publish data on law enforcement agency compliance with DOJ reporting requirements.
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . 10 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (13)
- Melissa Agard · Democrat, Senate
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
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.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2022
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 11, 2021 to Mar 10, 2022
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Nov 2, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 11, 2021 to Oct 14, 2021
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 6, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 6, 2021
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 5, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 17, 2021 to Sep 29, 2021
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 12, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Feb 12, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 12, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Macco, Thiesfeldt, Brooks, Cabrera, Gundrum, Kerkman, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Rozar, Schraa, Spreitzer, Subeck and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Agard, Darling, Petrowski and Wanggaard
- Feb 12, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Feb 17, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
- Sep 29, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
- Sep 30, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen
- Oct 5, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 6, 2021 · Assembly
Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor
- Oct 6, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 11, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Shelton added as a coauthor
- Oct 14, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Bowen added as a coauthor
- Nov 2, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen
- Nov 2, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 11, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor
- Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Doyle added as a coauthor
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate