Bills by subject

Court: Procedure

263 bills and resolutions. 45 became law, 6 were vetoed, and 104 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

AB 225 Determination of where a defendant resides or does substantial business for purposes of venue.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 614 A teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 25 Court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 76 Dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 98

Apr 2, 2026
AB 19: Increased penalties for crimes against adults at risk; restraining orders for adults at risk; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an adult at risk; sexual assault of an adult at risk; and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 34: Court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 66: Dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 67: Venue for actions in which there is a governmental party.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 70: A disclaimer of parental rights and payments allowed in connection with an adoption.
Stopped in committee.
Oct 31, 2025
AB 75: Department of Justice collection and reporting of certain criminal case data. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 88: Civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 20, 2026
AB 89: Theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 142: Algorithmic software for residential housing, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2026
AB 148: Interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedings.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 151: A presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child’s best interest.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 157: Prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 189: An optional final hearing by affidavit for the dissolution of a marriage.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 190: Obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 13, 2026
AB 225: Determination of where a defendant resides or does substantial business for purposes of venue.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 262: Findings of fact when the court grants less than equal physical placement of a child.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 292: The use of artificial intelligence or other machine assisted translation in court proceedings and of telephone or live audiovisual interpretation in criminal trials. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 319: Extreme risk protection temporary restraining orders and injunctions, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 331: Establishing a civil cause of action for civil rights violations.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 361: Eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim’s gender identity or sexual orientation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 400: A civil cause of action for a minor injured by a gender transition procedure.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 414: Immunity from prosecution for certain crimes based on assisting a victim of sexual assault, extending the time limit for prosecution of second-degree sexual assault, and the standard for terminating residential residency when tenant is the victim of sexual assault.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 422: The time limitation on prosecution for hiding a corpse.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 431: Special motions to strike strategic lawsuits against public participation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 447: The use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 458: Admissibility of expert witness testimony.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 476: Prohibiting abusive work environments and creating a cause of action. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 501: Free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 519: The appointment of a guardian ad litem in a proceeding to grant reasonable visitation rights to a nonparent. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
AB 614: A teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 642: Legal action against certain private postsecondary schools.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 27, 2026
AB 668: Reports on the competency of involuntarily committed individuals to refuse medication or treatment based upon an examination by an advanced practice registered nurse.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 701: Adopting the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 715: Nonrecourse civil litigation advances, prohibiting certain foreign persons from financing civil litigation, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 849: Defining “direct result” for purposes of the affirmative defense for victims of human trafficking.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 861: The civil causes of action for human trafficking and trafficking a child.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 885: Limitations on extraterritorial subdivision ordinances of incorporated municipalities.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 894: Terms and conditions of gift certificates, gift cards, and other gift obligations and providing a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 904: Immunity for certain controlled substances offenses for aiders and aided persons.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
AB 923: Creating a civil cause of action for sexual extortion.
Became law.
Mar 27, 2026
AB 938: An optional final hearing by affidavit for the dissolution of a marriage (suggested as remedial legislation by the Office of the Director of State Courts).
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1039: Penalty for the terrorist crimes against the occupants of a church and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1055: A victim protective services grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1056: Firearm transfers and possession, law enforcement and prosecution, victims and witnesses, obstruction of justice, mental health and substance use services, hate crimes reporting portal, fraud, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1083: Eliminating recovery by the state for birth expenses paid through the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1195: Creating an Office of Civil Legal Aid to be overseen by a Civil Legal Aid Board, providing a right to the appointment of counsel at state expense for residential tenants in eviction actions, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1208: Attorney general enforcement authority for civil rights violations and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1237: Restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 145: Establishing a presumption that persons accused of crimes are eligible for pretrial release and ending cash bail in Wisconsin (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 15: Increased penalties for crimes against adults at risk; restraining orders for adults at risk; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an adult at risk; sexual assault of an adult at risk; and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
May 13, 2026
SB 25: Court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.
Vetoed by the governor.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 75: Venue for actions in which there is a governmental party.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 76: Dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 79: A disclaimer of parental rights and payments allowed in connection with an adoption.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 92: Theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 94: Civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 115: Department of Justice collection and reporting of certain criminal case data. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 142: Algorithmic software for residential housing, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 147: Interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedings.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 161: A presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child’s best interest.
Stopped in committee.
Nov 4, 2025
SB 172: Prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty. (FE)
Became law.
Nov 3, 2025
SB 189: An optional final hearing by affidavit for the dissolution of a marriage.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 194: Obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 226: Determination of where a defendant resides or does substantial business for purposes of venue.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 263: Findings of fact when the court grants less than equal physical placement of a child.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 295: The use of artificial intelligence or other machine assisted translation in court proceedings and of telephone or live audiovisual interpretation in criminal trials. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 329: Extreme risk protection temporary restraining orders and injunctions, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 355: Establishing a civil cause of action for civil rights violations.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 380: Eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim’s gender identity or sexual orientation.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 405: A civil cause of action for a minor injured by a gender transition procedure.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 9, 2026
SB 413: Immunity from prosecution for certain crimes based on assisting a victim of sexual assault, extending the time limit for prosecution of second-degree sexual assault, and the standard for terminating residential residency when tenant is the victim of sexual assault.
Became law.
Dec 10, 2025
SB 423: The time limitation on prosecution for hiding a corpse.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 430: Special motions to strike strategic lawsuits against public participation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 27, 2026
SB 448: The use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions.
Became law.
Mar 9, 2026
SB 459: Admissibility of expert witness testimony.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 460: Prohibiting abusive work environments and creating a cause of action. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 498: Free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 522: The appointment of a guardian ad litem in a proceeding to grant reasonable visitation rights to a nonparent. (FE)
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 611: A teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 629: Legal action against certain private postsecondary schools.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 646: Reports on the competency of involuntarily committed individuals to refuse medication or treatment based upon an examination by an advanced practice registered nurse.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 666: Adopting the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 705: Nonrecourse civil litigation advances, prohibiting certain foreign persons from financing civil litigation, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 830: Defining “direct result” for purposes of the affirmative defense for victims of human trafficking.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 849: The civil causes of action for human trafficking and trafficking a child.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 873: Limitations on extraterritorial subdivision ordinances of incorporated municipalities.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 889: Immunity for certain controlled substances offenses for aiders and aided persons.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 894: A victim protective services grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 900: Terms and conditions of gift certificates, gift cards, and other gift obligations and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 902: Creating a civil cause of action for sexual extortion.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 917: An optional final hearing by affidavit for the dissolution of a marriage (suggested as remedial legislation by the Office of the Director of State Courts).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1018: Penalty for the terrorist crimes against the occupants of a church and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1086: Restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1160: Attorney general enforcement authority for civil rights violations and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1162: Eliminating recovery by the state for birth expenses paid through the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1165: Creating an Office of Civil Legal Aid to be overseen by a Civil Legal Aid Board, providing a right to the appointment of counsel at state expense for residential tenants in eviction actions, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 83

Mar 23, 2012
AB 12: The restoration of information from an original birth certificate after adoption.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 26: The use of race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names by school boards.
Stopped in committee.
Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 42: Presumption and conclusive determination of paternity on basis of genetic test results and orders that may be granted on the basis of genetic test results.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 54: Equalizing physical placement to the highest degree, requiring the court to state the reasons for ordering sole legal custody or not equalizing physical placement, and standards for modifying legal custody or physical placement.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 66: Custody and physical placement matters when a party is a service member.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 84: The authority of attorneys to issue subpoenas.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 17, 2012
AB 100: Evidentiary recordings of persons under the age of 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct and certain sex offenses against children and providing penalties.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 109: Eliminating substitution of judges in criminal matters.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 137: Residential mortgage loan foreclosures.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2012
AB 147: Inadmissibility of a statement of apology or condolence by a health care provider.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 156: Venue for actions and appeals in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 173: Local ordinances, determining the lawful presence of a person arrested for or charged with a crime or certain civil violations, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 175: Requiring persons who violate certain restraining orders or injunctions to be monitored by a global positioning system, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 181: Authorizing towns to challenge certain city or village annexation procedures.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 188: Delaying the date by which school districts must comply with certain orders related to terminating the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 199: Creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence motivated by gender, making crimes based on gender of victim subject to a penalty enhancer, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 12, 2012
AB 209: Mandatory minimum sentences for certain child sex offenses.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 223: Awarding costs in administrative agency actions.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 235: Approving premarital agreements.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 247: Jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 12, 2012
AB 269: Prohibitions against contacting certain persons and providing penalties.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 299: Law enforcement officers and firearms in school zones and certain injunctions against law enforcement officers.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 345: Arbitration agreements used by long-term care facilities, civil and criminal actions against health care providers and long-term care providers, use in civil and criminal actions and confidentiality of incident and occurrence reports, use as evidence of records given to a regulatory agency, use in criminal actions of records of reviews and evaluations of health care providers, limits on noneconomic damages, limits on punitive damages, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 364: Prohibiting abusive work environments and permitting a person who has been subject to such an environment to bring a civil action.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 12, 2012
AB 379: Keeping certain name changes confidential.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 389: The authority of a state agency to promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of a statute enforced or administered by the agency and to implement or enforce standards, requirements, and thresholds; elimination of gubernatorial approval of proposed administrative rules; economic impact reports of proposed rules; elimination of statements of scope for emergency rules; legislative review of proposed rules; legislative authorization for certain proposed rules; and venue in a declaratory judgment action seeking judicial review of the validity of an administrative rule.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 393: Voter intimidation or suppression, authorized activities at or near polling places, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 414: Foreclosure on abandoned properties.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 416: Collection of money owed for failure to pay for gasoline or diesel fuel and obtaining information with personal identifiers from the Department of Transportation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 433: Requiring an ignition interlock device for first drunken driving offenses.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 448: A prohibition on partial-birth abortions and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 464: Alcohol beverages violations by underage persons on licensed premises.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 475: Medical use of marijuana, the regulation of marijuana distribution organizations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 509: The admissibility of hearsay evidence at a preliminary examination.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 537: The disclosure of electronic juvenile court records to other juvenile courts, municipal courts, courts of criminal jurisdiction, district attorneys and other prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 538: Changes to product liability law and the law governing remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 544: Changes to product liability law and the law governing remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 17, 2012
AB 552: Statute of limitations for first-degree sexual assault, attempted homicide, and attempted first-degree sexual assault.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 567: Licensure of commercial bail bond agents and bail bond agencies and certification of commercial bail recovery agents, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 591: Political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations, and labor organizations and the scope of regulated activity and reporting of certain activity under the campaign finance law.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 593: Crimes against animals.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 600: Default judgments in certain civil claims, counterclaims, and cross claims.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 624: Representations depicting nude children and requiring sex offender registration for adults who commit the offense against a child who is under the age of 16.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 656: The prosecution and venue for trial of certain offenses by certain state residents.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 670: Offenses related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, releasing persons arrested for offenses related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 678: Disqualifying a judge or justice.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 682: Authority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review a decision of a justice to deny a motion to disqualify the justice.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 685: Judicial disqualification based on campaign financial support.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 12, 2012
AB 709: Expungement of misdemeanors.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 56: Evidentiary recordings of persons under the age of 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct and certain sex offenses against children and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 73: The authority of attorneys to issue subpoenas.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 74: Eliminating substitution of judges in criminal matters.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 103: Inadmissibility of a statement of apology or condolence by a health care provider.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 12, 2012
SB 104: Requiring persons who violate certain restraining orders or injunctions to be monitored by a global positioning system, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Nov 11, 2011
SB 117: Venue for actions and appeals in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 124: Delaying the date by which school districts must comply with certain orders related to terminating the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 12, 2012
SB 127: Aggravating factors for a court to consider when sentencing persons.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 129: Authorizing towns to challenge certain city or village annexation procedures.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 145: Creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence motivated by gender, making crimes based on gender of victim subject to a penalty enhancer, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 169: Collecting a deoxyribonucleic acid sample and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 12, 2012
SB 173: The disclosure of electronic juvenile court records to law enforcement agencies and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 177: Jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 191: Awarding costs in administrative agency actions.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 244: Arbitration agreements used by long-term care facilities, civil and criminal actions against health care providers and long-term care providers, use in civil and criminal actions and confidentiality of incident and occurrence reports, use as evidence of records given to a regulatory agency, use in criminal actions of records of reviews and evaluations of health care providers, limits on noneconomic damages, limits on punitive damages, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 270: Verification of the identity of recall petition circulators.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 277: Prohibiting abusive work environments and permitting a person who has been subject to such an environment to bring a civil action.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 304: Creating a Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 307: Foreclosure on abandoned properties.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 311: Voter intimidation or suppression, authorized activities at or near polling places, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 5, 2012
SB 314: Collection of money owed for failure to pay for gasoline or diesel fuel and obtaining information with personal identifiers from the Department of Transportation.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 320: Requiring an ignition interlock device for first drunken driving offenses.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 334: Verification of the identity of nomination paper and petition circulators.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 358: Alcohol beverages violations by underage persons on licensed premises.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 371: Medical use of marijuana, the regulation of marijuana distribution organizations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 373: Changes to product liability law and the law governing remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 16, 2012
SB 399: The admissibility of hearsay evidence at a preliminary examination.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 446: Political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations, and labor organizations and the scope of regulated activity and reporting of certain activity under the campaign finance law.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 451: Default judgments in certain civil claims, counterclaims, and cross claims.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 454: The role of the clerk of a circuit court in filing the oath and bond of a municipal judge; signatures on citations or complaints alleging a violation of a municipal ordinance; the fee for a transcript of an electronic recording of municipal court proceedings; and the authority of a municipal court judge to order a default judgment against a defendant who fails to appear at trial (suggested as remedial legislation by the Law Revision Committee).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 473: Statute of limitations for first-degree sexual assault, attempted homicide, and attempted first-degree sexual assault.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 505: Venue in actions in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 82

Apr 28, 2010
AB 6: A tort action for intentional misrepresentation in a residential real estate transaction.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 62: The prosecution and venue for trial of certain offenses by certain state residents.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 78: Judicial discretion in certain John Doe proceedings and the provision of attorney representation of state employees at John Doe proceedings.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 79: Release of persons who commit operating-while-intoxicated offenses and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 146: Notice to a victim of the right to make a statement at sentencing or disposition.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 156: Reimbursement to counties by prisoners and increasing drunk driving penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 263: Requiring persons who violate certain restraining orders or injunctions to be monitored by a global positioning system, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 354: Statute of limitations for intentional torts.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 365: Admitting prior testimony of a felony victim at a probation, parole, or extended supervision revocation hearing.
Stopped in committee.

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Feb 16, 2010
AB 400: Requiring landlords to change locks.
Became law.
Mar 5, 2010
AB 419: Rape shield provisions in civil proceedings, discovery and inspection of victims and witnesses, and victims rights.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 439: Powersports vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Feb 16, 2010
AB 456: Self-authentication by electronic certification of certain Department of Transportation records.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 460: Preliminary hearings for allegations of sexual exploitation by a therapist.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 479: Prohibiting a person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing certain serious crimes, who is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition for committing a serious crime, or who has had entered against him or her a domestic abuse, child abuse, individual-at-risk abuse, or harassment temporary restraining order or injunction in the preceding 15 years from being licensed, certified, or contracted with to provide child care, from being employed or contracted as a caregiver of a child care provider, or from being permitted to reside at a premises where child care is provided; requiring suspected fraudulent activity on the part of a participant in the Wisconsin Works Program, including a person receiving a child care subsidy under that program, to be reported to the district attorney; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 480: Creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence motivated by gender.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 508: Submitting custody study reports to the parties and offering custody study reports in accordance with the rules of evidence.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 27, 2010
AB 514: Time limitations for commencing prosecution of crimes.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 547: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 554: Medical use of marijuana, the regulation of marijuana distribution organizations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 559: Notice of firearm prohibition when served with notice of an injunction hearing and process for surrendering firearms following the granting of certain injunctions.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 609: Vacating an award following arbitration pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 627: Admissibility of a digitally produced photograph, film, motion picture, audio, or video and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 657: Theft of communication and video services, civil damages resulting from the theft of certain services, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 672: Foreclosure and sale of residential property.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 680: Temporary restraining orders and injunctions.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 685: Using an electronic signature on a criminal complaint.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 710: Inadmissibility of a statement, a gesture, or conduct expressing apology or condolence by a health care provider.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 729: Residential mortgage loan foreclosures.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 732: The age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance is subject to circuit court or municipal court jurisdiction rather than juvenile court jurisdiction; creating a community youth and family aids surcharge; authorizing the Department of Corrections to set the youth aids daily rates for care of a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility or a treatment facility; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 747: Crimes against animals and providing a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 769: Evidentiary recordings of persons under the age of 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct and attempt of certain sex crimes against children and providing penalties.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 793: Animals taken into custody.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 815: Physical examinations and discovery of patients' records in civil actions.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 827: The use of traffic control photographic systems to monitor intersections, imposing liability on the owners of vehicles involved in traffic control signal violations, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 839: The statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child and limits on recovery against the state and local political subdivisions.
Stopped in committee.
May 21, 2010
AB 857: Exemption for interstate natural gas companies from certain requirements regarding real estate transactions and court actions, creation and powers of municipal electric companies, and exemption from certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain electric transmission line projects.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 858: The restoration of information from an original birth certificate after adoption.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 893: Submission of biological specimens for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 894: Prohibiting abusive work environments and permitting a person who has been subject to such an environment to bring a civil action.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 896: Collection of deoxyribonucleic acid samples and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 914: Sales and transfers of firearms, records from sales of firearms, possession of firearms by persons convicted of violent offenses that are not felonies, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 918: Offers of settlement.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 932: Information on a person who is required to register as a sex offender.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 934: Sex offender registry requirements following certain plea agreements.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 938: Bifurcating claims related to interest due on insurance payments.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 951: Nullifying certain arbitration agreements between a resident and a nursing home or similar care facility.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 13, 2009
SB 9: A tort action for intentional misrepresentation in a residential real estate transaction.
Became law.
Jun 18, 2009
SB 51: Judicial discretion in certain John Doe proceedings and the provision of attorney representation of state employees at John Doe proceedings.
Became law.
Dec 29, 2009
SB 66: Operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 178: Requiring persons who violate certain restraining orders or injunctions to be monitored by a global positioning system, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Feb 16, 2010
SB 182: Statute of limitations for intentional torts.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 255: Notification of default and mediation regarding residential real property subject to foreclosure and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 274: Requiring landlords to change locks.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 302: Powersports vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers and providing a penalty.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 19, 2010
SB 332: Submitting custody study reports to the parties and offering custody study reports in accordance with the rules of evidence.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 333: Prohibiting a person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing certain serious crimes, who is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition for committing a serious crime, or who has had entered against him or her a domestic abuse, child abuse, individual-at-risk abuse, or harassment temporary restraining order or injunction in the preceding 15 years from being licensed, certified, or contracted with to provide child care, from being employed or contracted as a caregiver of a child care provider, or from being permitted to reside at a premises where child care is provided; requiring suspected fraudulent activity on the part of a participant in the Wisconsin Works Program, including a person receiving a child care subsidy under that program, to be reported to the district attorney; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 337: Creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence motivated by gender.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 19, 2010
SB 365: The Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 368: Medical use of marijuana, the regulation of marijuana distribution organizations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 381: Notice of firearm prohibition when served with notice of an injunction hearing and process for surrendering firearms following the granting of certain injunctions.
Stopped in committee.
May 20, 2010
SB 383: Municipal court elections, judges, and procedure, and providing penalties.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 384: Defense to criminal prosecutions for parent or guardian for using spiritual treatment in lieu of medical treatment on a child and the election of Christian Science treatment for a child in lieu of medical or surgical treatment for the cure of disease.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 436: Vacating an award following arbitration pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 443: Theft of communication and video services, civil damages resulting from the theft of certain services, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
May 10, 2010
SB 464: Temporary restraining orders and injunctions.
Became law.
Mar 19, 2010
SB 467: Using an electronic signature on a criminal complaint.
Became law.
Apr 26, 2010
SB 492: Restoration to competency of a defendant (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health Services).
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 544: Equalizing physical placement to the highest degree, requiring the court to state the reasons for ordering sole legal custody or not equalizing physical placement, and standards for modifying legal custody or physical placement.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 555: Crimes against animals and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 561: Evidentiary recordings of persons under the age of 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct and attempt of certain sex crimes against children and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 580: Animals taken into custody.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 613: Creating a Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
May 20, 2010
SB 615: Exemption for interstate natural gas companies from certain requirements regarding real estate transactions and court actions, creation and powers of municipal electric companies, and exemption from certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain electric transmission line projects.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 628: Physical examinations and discovery of patients' records in civil actions.
Stopped in committee.
May 10, 2010
SB 631: Submission of biological specimens for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 641: Collection of deoxyribonucleic acid samples and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 643: Sales and transfers of firearms, records from sales of firearms, possession of firearms by persons convicted of violent offenses that are not felonies, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 673: Nullifying certain arbitration agreements between a resident and a nursing home or similar care facility.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 674: The age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance is subject to circuit court or municipal court jurisdiction rather than to juvenile court jurisdiction and prohibiting a juvenile who has committed a civil law or municipal ordinance violation from being placed in a juvenile detention facility.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 701: The foreclosure and sale of residential property.
Stopped in committee.

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