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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 85

Vetoed Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE)

Corrections department of Crime and criminals Parole or probation Sentences and penalties Septic tank

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person who is released on extended supervision, parole, or probation is subject to conditions or rules of the release. If the person violates a condition or rule, the person is subject to sanctions for the violation, which may include revocation of release. This bill requires the Department of Corrections to recommend revoking a person’s extended supervision, parole, or probation if the person is charged with a crime while on release.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: B. Jacobson (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Knodl (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , Penterman (R) , Wichgers (R)

7 cosponsors

Bradley (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , James (R) , Nass (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 11

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 3, Noes 1

Passed 3–1 Mar 11, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 53, Noes 44

Passed 53–44 Mar 13, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 53–43 Mar 13, 2025 official source full page

Aye · 53

Nay · 43

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Jun 5, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 18–14 Jun 18, 2025 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Feb 28, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives B. Jacobson, Donovan, Duchow, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Wichgers and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Bradley, Jacque, Nass, Tomczyk, James and Wanggaard

  2. Feb 28, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Mar 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 3, Noes 1

  6. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

  7. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  8. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  9. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 43

  10. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  11. Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  12. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  13. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative McGuire

  15. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 53, Noes 44

  16. Mar 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  17. Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  18. Jun 4, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  19. Jun 5, 2025 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  20. Jun 5, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Jun 17, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  25. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  26. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  28. Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-20-2025

  29. Aug 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025

  30. Aug 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-8-2025

  31. May 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  32. May 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82