Senate Bill 224
The rights of sexual assault crime victims
Topics: Crime victim, Evidence, Sex crimes
Passed the Senate, then stopped
The Senate passed it on Feb 11, 2026, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to . 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
Apr 25, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 11, 2026
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 236. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
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
André Jacque, a Republican, is its .
16 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (16)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Dassler-Alfheim and Spreitzer
- 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
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
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.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 to 0 · Jan 13, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Jan 13, 2026
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 Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, 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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Feb 12, 2026
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 11, 2026
2 more senators signed on in support.
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Feb 11, 2026
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 11, 2026
The Senate adopted it.
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Jan 13, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Jan 13, 2026
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Sep 17, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 9, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Apr 25, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Apr 25, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Franklin, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, Subeck and Wichgers
- Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Sep 9, 2025 · Senate
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
- Sep 10, 2025 · Senate
Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Sep 17, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Nov 17, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
- Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Spreitzer added as coauthors
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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