Assembly Bill 68
First-degree reckless homicide and providing a penalty
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 23, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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 to cause the death of another human being by manufacture, distribution, or delivery of, or by administering or assisting in administering, certain schedule I or schedule II controlled substances, controlled substance analogs, or ketamine or flunitrazepam. A Class C felony is punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 or imprisonment for up to 40 years, or both. This bill increases the penalty for such conduct from a Class C to a Class B felony. A Class B felony is punishable by imprisonment for up to 60 years.
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
14 representatives are its . All 14 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Sapik and Dittrich
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Wichgers and O'Connor
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 2 · Mar 24, 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 2”. 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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Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 7, 2023
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Mar 24, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 24, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 2.
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Feb 28, 2023
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 28, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 23, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Feb 23, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 23, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Allen, Knodl, Behnke, Bodden, Brooks, Duchow, Donovan, Gundrum, Murphy, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Spiros and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Bradley, Hutton, Nass and Stroebel
- Feb 23, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly
- Mar 7, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 24, 2023 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2
- Mar 24, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 1, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
- Apr 15, 2024 · 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.
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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