Bills by subject

Sentences and penalties

91 bills and resolutions. 24 became law, 2 were vetoed, and 39 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 85 Recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 554 The sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty. (FE)
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 248 License eligibility and restriction extensions relating to ignition interlock devices.
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
SB 782 Intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 33

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.
Oct 31, 2025
AB 35: Withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE)
Became law.
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.
May 13, 2026
AB 85: Recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Apr 3, 2026
AB 86: Imposing the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime of child trafficking and providing a penalty. (FE)
Became law.
Aug 11, 2025
AB 242: Tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Dec 10, 2025
AB 265: Human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 297: Performance grants based on improving employment rates for individuals on probation, parole, or extended supervision. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
AB 554: The sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 583: Resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits and other assistance for wrongfully imprisoned persons, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.

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Mar 23, 2026
AB 743: Considering post-traumatic stress disorder as a mitigating factor in sentencing certain criminal offenders. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 895: Sentencing for crimes committed by a person who is under the age of 18.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 904: Immunity for certain controlled substances offenses for aiders and aided persons.
Stopped in committee.
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 1132: Creating the penalty of death or life imprisonment for persons who are convicted of certain child sex offenses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1210: Reducing maximum imprisonment period for felonies that are classified as Class A to Class H and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 27: Condemning the pardons and sentence commutations of individuals involved in the violent attack on law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Stopped in committee.
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 91: Imposing the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime of child trafficking and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 93: Recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 248: License eligibility and restriction extensions relating to ignition interlock devices.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 302: Performance grants based on improving employment rates for individuals on probation, parole, or extended supervision. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 577: Resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits and other assistance for wrongfully imprisoned persons, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 716: Considering post-traumatic stress disorder as a mitigating factor in sentencing certain criminal offenders. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 782: Intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 882: Sentencing for crimes committed by a person who is under the age of 18.
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 1018: Penalty for the terrorist crimes against the occupants of a church and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1094: Creating the penalty of death or life imprisonment for persons who are convicted of certain child sex offenses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1133: The maximum term of extended supervision or probation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1134: Criminal sentence adjustment due to sentencing.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1135: Revocation of probation, parole, or extended supervision and sanctions for violation of a condition or rule or probation, parole, or extended supervision. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 15: Condemning the pardons and sentence commutations of individuals involved in the violent attack on law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 17

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 5, 2012
AB 56: Retail theft, proof of ownership for flea market sales, and providing penalties.
Became law.
Dec 20, 2011
AB 80: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license or after suspension or revocation of an operating privilege and providing penalties.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 86: Corrections and sentencing.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Nov 29, 2011
AB 102: Crimes against children committed by certain persons and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 136: Mandatory minimum sentences and extended supervision eligibility for persons who commit certain crimes against children and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 12, 2012
AB 269: Prohibitions against contacting certain persons and providing penalties.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 444: Restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction, changing the information required on voter registration forms, and changing voting procedure for certain persons who are convicted of felonies.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 665: Searches by a law enforcement officer of a person on probation, parole, or extended supervision.
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.

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Jul 21, 2011
SB 57: Corrections and sentencing.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 88: Possession of dogs by certain felony offenders and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Jul 12, 2011
SB 93: Going armed with weapons, possessing or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow under certain circumstances, disorderly conduct limitations, and electric weapons.
Became law.
Apr 12, 2012
SB 127: Aggravating factors for a court to consider when sentencing persons.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 170: Failing to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 329: Restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction, changing the information required on voter registration forms, and changing voting procedure for certain persons who are convicted of felonies.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 545: Searches by a law enforcement officer of a person on probation, parole, or extended supervision.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 41

May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
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 151: Drunk driving penalties, consumption reports, and intoxicated driver deterrence.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 156: Reimbursement to counties by prisoners and increasing drunk driving penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 181: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license or after suspension or revocation of an operating privilege and providing penalties.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 199: Classifying members of the Parole Commission; psychologists and corrections classification specialists employed by the Department of Corrections who perform duties related to sexually violent person commitments; clerical employees employed at probation, extended supervision, and parole offices; and state employees who are employed at state correctional institutions, juvenile correctional facilities, the mental health institutes at Mendota and Winnebago, the Wisconsin Resource Center, and secure mental health units or facilities for sexually violent persons as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 225: Mandatory minimum sentences for certain child sex offenses.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 244: Fines and terms of imprisonment for certain drunken driving offenses and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Dec 2, 2009
AB 250: Regulation of persons who sell dogs or operate animal shelters or animal control facilities, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 274: Allowing probation after certain convictions related to drunken driving.
Stopped in committee.

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Apr 28, 2010
AB 283: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 329: Conditions of extended supervision, probation, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 353: Restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction and changing the information required on voter registration forms.
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.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 413: Crimes against children committed by certain persons and creating a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 420: Sentencing credit for time served on parole or under extended supervision.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 497: The maximum term of extended supervision.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 498: Time spent in prison after revocation of parole or extended supervision.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 499: Community supervision services in the Department of Corrections.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 500: Risk reduction programming.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 27, 2010
AB 503: Exposure to a minor and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 27, 2010
AB 529: Violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 594: Notifying a law enforcement agency when certain persons are released from the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 750: Mandatory testing of prison inmates upon release for HIV or sexually transmitted diseases.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 759: Conditions of release to extended supervision, parole, conditional release, and supervised release, and conditions of probation, for sex offenders who committed certain crimes against children; prohibited areas for sex offenders who committed certain crimes against children; prohibiting a political subdivision from regulating the placement or residency of sex offenders; and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 879: Sentencing, revocation of parole or extended supervision, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 893: Submission of biological specimens for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Dec 29, 2009
SB 66: Operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Jun 5, 2009
SB 141: Requiring certain vehicles that transport children to and from a child care provider to have child safety alarms installed, granting rule-making authority, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 240: Restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction and changing the information required on voter registration forms.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 315: The maximum term of extended supervision.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 316: Time spent in prison after revocation of parole or extended supervision.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 317: Community supervision services in the Department of Corrections.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 318: Risk reduction programming.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2010
SB 341: Reckless bodily harm to a child and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 495: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license or after suspension or revocation of an operating privilege and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 496: Possession of dogs by certain felony offenders and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 548: Conditions of release to extended supervision, parole, conditional release, and supervised release, and conditions of probation, for sex offenders who committed certain crimes against children; prohibited areas for sex offenders who committed certain crimes against children; prohibiting a political subdivision from regulating the placement or residency of sex offenders; and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
May 10, 2010
SB 631: Submission of biological specimens for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 639: Failing to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 697: Sentencing, revocation of parole or extended supervision, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject