Assembly Bill 236
The rights of sexual assault crime victims
Topics: Crime victim, Evidence, Sex crimes
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 2, 2025
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 224. That version died when the session ended.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, crime victims are provided certain rights under Wisconsin’s Bill of Rights for Victims and Witnesses, which generally relates to ensuring that all crime victims and witnesses are treated with dignity, respect, courtesy, and sensitivity throughout the criminal justice process.
This bill adds to the bill of rights for crime victims to provide that if a victim of sexual assault has provided a sexual assault kit as evidence of the crime, he or she has all of the following rights:
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1. To have his or her kit tested in accordance with statutory timelines.
2. Upon request, to be informed of the location, testing date, and testing results of the sexual assault kit.
3. Upon request, to be informed whether a deoxyribonucleic acid analysis has been performed on the kit and, if an analysis has, whether or not a deoxyribonucleic acid profile has been developed and whether a comparison of the profile to profiles of known persons has identified a person.
4. Upon request, to be informed of the estimated destruction date of the sexual assault kit.
5. To be informed of any change in the status of his or her case, including if the case has been closed or reopened.
Who's behind it
13 representatives are its . 12 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Spaude and Anderson
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 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment
Passed, 14 to 0 · Dec 17, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly 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 · Dec 17, 2025
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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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 17, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Dec 17, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Sep 10, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 8, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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May 2, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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May 2, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 2, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Franklin, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Jacque
- May 2, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Sep 8, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
- Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly
Representatives Spaude and Anderson added as coauthors
- Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Murphy
- Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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