Assembly Bill 87
Tracking of sexual assault kits in sexual assault cases, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (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 18, 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, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Justice to establish a database, to be known as the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System, for the purpose of providing victims of sexual assault access to information about the status of any sexual assault kit the victim has provided and allowing health care professionals, forensic laboratories, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and the department to update and track the location and status of sexual assault kits.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . 12 are Republicans and 8 are Democrats.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (15)
- Melissa Agard · Democrat, Senate
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
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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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 11, 2021 to Mar 10, 2022
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 5, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 25, 2021 to Sep 8, 2021
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 18, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, J. Rodriguez, Billings, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Callahan, Drake, James, Kuglitsch, Milroy, Moses, Murphy, Rozar, Shankland, Skowronski, Sinicki, Subeck, Tusler, Vining and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Agard, Cowles, Jacque, Johnson, Larson, Marklein, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Wanggaard and Wirch
- Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Feb 25, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- Sep 8, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Bowen added as a coauthor
- Sep 30, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt
- Oct 5, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 6, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 11, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Shelton 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
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