Assembly Bill 129
Sexual assault by a health care provider and providing a penalty
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Nov 14, 2023, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 24, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 14, 2023
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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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
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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, it is a Class C felony for a person who is a licensee, employee, or nonclient resident of an entity that provides various welfare, foster, adoption, and health services, including a hospital, to have sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a client of the entity. Under some but not all circumstances, this prohibition applies to various health care providers and their clients. Under this bill, it is also a Class C felony for a health care provider to have sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a client.
Under current law, with some exceptions, a person is required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes that are sexually motivated. Under the bill, the new offense of sexual contact or sexual intercourse by a health care provider is 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
33 representatives are its . 17 are Democrats and 16 are Republicans.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (33)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Johnson · Republican, Assembly
- Ellen Schutt · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (13)
- Melissa Agard · Democrat, Senate
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
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 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment
Passed, 14 to 0 · Oct 19, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment
Passed, 14 to 0 · Oct 19, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · Oct 19, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 6, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 21, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Nov 15, 2023
The Senate received it.
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Nov 14, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 14, 2023
The Assembly passed it.
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Nov 14, 2023
The Assembly adopted it.
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Nov 13, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 19, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 19, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Sep 7, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 1, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 30, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 24, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Mar 24, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 24, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Subeck, Penterman, Krug, Gundrum, Bodden, Rozar, Emerson, Rodriguez, Schutt, Kitchens, Sinicki, Andraca, Brooks, Green, Joers, Brandtjen, Ortiz-Velez, Conley, Gustafson, Jacobson, Allen, J. Anderson, Clancy, C. Anderson, Ohnstad, Madison, Considine, S. Johnson, Baldeh, Shankland, Mursau and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Agard, Roys, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Stroebel, Larson, Wirch and Marklein
- Mar 24, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Mar 30, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- May 30, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich
- Jun 1, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 30, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich
- Sep 7, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- Sep 7, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 13, 2023 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 15, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Nov 21, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Dec 6, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 15, 2024 · 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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote