Senate Bill 199
Sexual contact by a law enforcement officer with a person in detainment or custody and providing a penalty
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 18, 2022. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 10, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jun 9, 2021
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 25, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 188
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 18, 2022: “Published 3-18-2022”
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Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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.
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under this bill, it is a Class C Felony for a law enforcement officer to have sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who has been detained by a law enforcement officer or who is in the custody of a law enforcement officer. For the purposes of the crime created in this bill, consent is not an issue. The bill adds the prohibited conduct to the list of activities in current law that constitute second degree sexual assault. Current law does not contain a criminal prohibition on sexual contact between a law enforcement officer and a person in his or her custody.
Under current law, a person may be required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes that are sexually motivated if the judge determines that it would be in the interest of public protection to have the person register. Under this bill, the new offense of sexual contact between a law enforcement officer and a person in his or her custody would be subject to this provision.
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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.
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . 5 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.
19 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (19)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Drake and Emerson
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · May 7, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 18, 2022
The new law was published.
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Mar 18, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 188.
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Mar 15, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 25, 2022
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 24, 2022
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Dec 7, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 17, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 10, 2021
The Assembly received it.
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Jun 9, 2021
The Senate passed it.
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Jun 9, 2021
1 more senator signed on in support.
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May 7, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Mar 18, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 12, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 10, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 10, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Wanggaard, Jacque, Ballweg, Bradley, Larson, Ringhand, Smith and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Rozar, Anderson, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Gundrum, Krug, Moses, Mursau, L. Myers, Ortiz-Velez, Spreitzer, Subeck and Stubbs
- Mar 10, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Mar 12, 2021 · Senate
Representative Skowronski added as a cosponsor
- Mar 18, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- May 6, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- May 7, 2021 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- May 7, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 4, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-9-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 9, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 10, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jun 17, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
- Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 24, 2022 · Assembly
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 26, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 3, 2022 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 15, 2022 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-15-2022
- Mar 18, 2022 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-17-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 188
- Mar 18, 2022 · Senate
Published 3-18-2022
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote