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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 423

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Relating to: the time limitation on prosecution for hiding a corpse.

Court — Procedure Crime and criminals

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, with certain exceptions, a prosecution for a felony generally must be commenced within six years of the date the crime was committed. This includes the crime of hiding or burying a corpse with intent to conceal a crime or avoid apprehension, prosecution, or conviction for a crime.

This bill provides that, for the crime of hiding or burying a corpse with intent to conceal a crime or avoid apprehension, prosecution, or conviction for a crime, the prosecution may be commenced within six years of the commission of the crime or within six years of the discovery or identification of the corpse, whichever is later.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jacque (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Wanggaard (R)

12 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kreibich (R) , Melotik (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Nov 12, 2025 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Sep 12, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Jacque, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Behnke, Dittrich, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Wichgers and Kaufert

  2. Sep 12, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 22, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  6. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Read

  15. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  16. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  20. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Nov 20, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  22. Nov 24, 2025 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  23. Dec 4, 2025 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  24. Dec 10, 2025 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 59

  25. Dec 10, 2025 · Senate

    Published 12-10-2025