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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 1075

The age of juvenile court jurisdiction and making an appropriation. (FE)

Topics: Children and Families, Department of, Circuit court, Court, Court: Municipal, Juvenile court: Jurisdiction

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 26, 2026

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 30, 2026: “Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Judiciary. The committee's chair at the time was Ron Tusler. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Age of juvenile court jurisdiction This bill raises from 17 to 18 the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Criminal Procedure Code and, on conviction, to sentencing under the Criminal Code. The bill raises from 17 to 18 the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the circuit court or, if applicable, the municipal court.

Under current law, a person 17 years of age or older who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Criminal Procedure Code and, on conviction, is subject to sentencing under the Criminal Code, which may include a sentence of imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons. Currently, subject to certain exceptions, a person under 17 years of age who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Juvenile Justice Code and, on being adjudicated delinquent, is subject to an array of dispositions under that code, including placement in a juvenile correctional facility.

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Similarly, under current law, a person 17 years of age or older who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the circuit court or, if applicable, the municipal court, while a person under 17 years of age who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, subject to certain exceptions, is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Juvenile Justice Code.

Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids Under current law, counties are responsible for paying the costs associated with juvenile delinquency-related services, including the costs for a placement of a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility, juvenile detention facility, or the juvenile portion of a county jail. The bill creates a sum sufficient appropriation for Department of Children and Families to reimburse counties, beginning on January 1, 2026, for costs associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17.

Who's behind it

19 representatives are its ⁠. All 19 are Democrats.

11 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (19)

Signed on in support (11)

What happened

  1. Mar 30, 2026

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  2. Mar 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  3. Mar 18, 2026 to Mar 19, 2026

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  4. Feb 26, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

  5. Feb 26, 2026

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Feb 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Doyle, J. Jacobson, Snodgrass, Andraca, Sinicki, Neubauer, Joers, Hong, Roe, Spaude, DeSmidt, Hysell, Emerson, Madison, Stubbs, Palmeri, Phelps, Moore Omokunde and Stroud; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Drake, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Larson, Spreitzer and Hesselbein

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Anderson added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  7. Mar 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor

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Signed on in support

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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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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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

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Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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Signed on in support

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Official term: Cosponsor

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