Assembly Bill 166
Definition of “sexual contact” for purposes of crimes against children and sexual assault and providing a penalty
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 6, 2023. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 10, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 96 to 0
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Sep 14, 2023
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 61
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 6, 2023: “Published 12-7-2023”
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law defines “sexual contact” for the purposes of crimes against children and the crime of sexual assault. In the definitions in current law, if the perpetrator intentionally touches the victim's intimate parts, or if the perpetrator instructs the victim to intentionally touch the intimate parts of the perpetrator or another person, for the purpose of sexually degrading or sexually humiliating the victim or sexually arousing or sexually gratifying the perpetrator, then it is “sexual contact.” Under this bill, “sexual contact” also includes when the victim is made to touch the ejaculate, urine, or feces of any person upon instruction from the perpetrator, upon the use or threat of force or violence by the perpetrator, or upon an intentional act of the perpetrator, if the purpose is to sexually degrade or sexually humiliate the victim or sexually arouse or sexually gratify the perpetrator.
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
17 representatives are its . 14 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (17)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Angie Sapik · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 0 · May 31, 2023
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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 96 to 0 · Jun 7, 2023 · 2 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (96)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Alex Joers (D, 81)
- Amanda Nedweski (R, 32)
- Amy Binsfeld (R, 27)
- Angie Sapik (R, 73)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Bob Donovan (R, 61)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Chanz Green (R, 74)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Anderson (D, 45)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Darrin Madison (D, 10)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- Dave Maxey (R, 83)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Ellen Schutt (R, 31)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Gus Gustafson (R, 55)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jenna Jacobson (D, 50)
- Jerry O'Connor (R, 60)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Joy Goeben (R, 5)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Karen Hurd (R, 69)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Kristina Shelton (D, 90)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Lori Palmeri (D, 54)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Bare (D, 80)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nik Rettinger (R, 83)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Peter Schmidt (R, 6)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Ryan Clancy (D, 19)
- Samba Baldeh (D, 48)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Johnson (R, 33)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sue Conley (D, 44)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tom Michalski (R, 13)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Ty Bodden (R, 59)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
- Will Penterman (R, 38)
Didn't vote (2)
- Donna Rozar (R, 69)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Sep 11, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence 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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Dec 6, 2023
The new law was published.
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Dec 6, 2023
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 61.
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Nov 30, 2023
Sent to the governor.
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Sep 14, 2023
The Senate passed it too.
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Sep 11, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Sep 5, 2023 to Sep 8, 2023
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Sep 5, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 1, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 8, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Senate received it.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Assembly passed it, 96 to 0.
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Jun 7, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 31, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 31, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
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May 23, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 2, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 10, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Apr 10, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 10, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Rettinger, Nedweski, C. Anderson, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Sapik, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Wanggaard, Marklein and Tomczyk
- Apr 10, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- May 2, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 18, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 23, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- May 31, 2023 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- May 31, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 1, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 8, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Sep 1, 2023 · Senate
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- Sep 5, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 5, 2023 · Assembly
Senator James added as a cosponsor
- Sep 8, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Maxey added as a coauthor
- Sep 11, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 11, 2023 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Sep 11, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 12, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 9-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Sep 15, 2023 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 9-15-2023
- Nov 30, 2023 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023
- Dec 6, 2023 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 61
- Dec 6, 2023 · Assembly
Published 12-7-2023
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