Assembly Bill 417
Emergency testing of a criminal defendant for certain diseases. (FE)
Topics: Court: Officers, Crime and criminals, Disease, District attorney, Police, Prison
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
Sep 15, 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 419. That version became law.
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, in a criminal case for throwing or expelling bodily substances at a public safety worker or prosecutor or at specified individuals in a prison, if the district attorney has probable cause to believe that the act carried a potential for transmitting a communicable disease to the victim and involved the defendant’s blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, or feces or other bodily substance of the defendant, the district attorney must apply to the circuit court for an order to require the defendant to submit to testing to detect the presence of communicable diseases, and those results must be disclosed to the victim if certain criteria are met.
This bill amends the process under current law to apply to any crime if the district attorney has probable cause to believe that the act carried a potential for transmitting a communicable disease to a public safety worker, prosecutor, or correctional staff member and involved the defendant’s blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, or feces or other bodily substance of the defendant.
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The bill also creates an expedited process for testing when it is requested by a public safety worker, prosecutor, or correctional staff member. Under the bill, the district attorney may, at any time, regardless of whether criminal proceedings have commenced, apply to the circuit court for a waiver of the normal hearing requirement and for an emergency order to require the defendant to immediately submit to testing. Under the bill, the district attorney may make such an application only if the district attorney has probable cause to believe that waiving the hearing and expediting a defendant to submit to testing will prevent a public safety worker, prosecutor, or correctional staff member from experiencing bodily harm that could result from delaying the test. Under the bill, the court must immediately hear the application for an emergency order and grant the order if it finds that the existing requirements for such an order are met and also finds that waiving the hearing and expediting the defendant to submit to testing will prevent a public safety worker, prosecutor, or correctional staff member from experiencing bodily harm that could result from delaying the test.
The bill also provides that if a defendant is found guilty of a crime for which the court has required the defendant to submit to communicable disease testing, the defendant must be required to pay, as restitution, the costs of any communicable disease testing that was ordered.
Who's behind it
10 representatives are its . 9 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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, 15 to 0 · Oct 16, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Oct 16, 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 15, 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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Jan 23, 2026 to Mar 19, 2026
5 more representatives signed on in support.
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Nov 13, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 11, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 16, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 16, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Oct 1, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 15, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Sep 15, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Melotik, Behnke, Dittrich, Kaufert, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Sheehan and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Marklein
- Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Melotik
- Sep 29, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Melotik
- Oct 1, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 8, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 16, 2025 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Oct 16, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Oct 16, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 11, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 13, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Jan 23, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Doyle added as a coauthor
- Mar 6, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Brown added as a coauthor
- Mar 16, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
- 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote