Assembly Bill 837
Placement of sexually violent persons on supervised release
Topics: County: Human services, Health Services, Department of: Corrections, Sex crimes, Street
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
Jan 6, 2026
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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 814. That version became law.
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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
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Signed on in support
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Roll call
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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, a person who has been found to be a sexually violent person may be involuntarily committed to the Department of Health Services for control, care, and treatment. If a person is committed and placed in institutional care, the person may periodically petition the court for supervised release into the community. If a court determines that supervised release is appropriate, the court must order the person’s county of residence to submit a report that identifies one appropriate residence for the person. Current law prohibits the person from being placed in a residence that, at the time of placement, is less than 1,500 feet from any school, child care facility, park, place of worship, or youth center; less than 1,500 feet from a nursing home or an assisted living facility if the person committed a crime against an adult at risk; or adjacent to a property with a child’s primary residence if the person committed a serious child sex offense. DHS must use the county report to prepare a supervised release plan and submit it to the court. The court then must review the plan and, if it complies with all conditions, approve it.
Under this bill, when DHS submits the plan to the court, DHS must notify the county. Then, before the court approves the plan, the county must conduct an assessment of the residence to ensure that the residence still complies with the restrictions and make a report to the court upon completing the assessment.
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Current law specifies that, when determining if a property is adjacent to a property with a child’s primary residence, public or private roads separating the properties are disregarded if the living quarters on each property are not more than 1,500 feet apart. This bill provides that alleys also be disregarded if the living quarters on each property are not more than 1,500 feet apart.
Who's behind it
2 representatives are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (2)
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 1 · Jan 22, 2026
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 14, Noes 1”. 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 22, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 22, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 1.
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Jan 14, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 6, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Jan 6, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senator Hutton
- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1
- Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:34 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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