Bills by subject

Sex crimes

113 bills and resolutions. 35 became law and 33 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 923 Creating a civil cause of action for sexual extortion.
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
AB 964 Internet crimes against children administrative subpoenas for the crime of sexual extortion when the crime victim is a child. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
SB 575 Sexual assault forensic examination compensation.
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
SB 814 Placement of sexually violent persons on supervised release.
Became law. Last action Apr 6, 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. Last action Apr 2, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 37

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.
Dec 10, 2025
AB 74: Parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 156: Requiring child sexual abuse prevention education. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Dec 8, 2025
AB 201: Extortion, sexual extortion, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 236: The rights of sexual assault crime victims.
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 27, 2026
AB 459: County public works notice and competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 573: Sexual assault forensic examination compensation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 630: Tracking a person who is registered as a sex offender but unable to provide an address.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 656: The age for marriage and eliminating spousal exceptions for certain sex crimes against children.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 6, 2026
AB 677: Creating a crime of grooming a child for sexual activity and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 821: Forensic examinations done on a crime victim to gather evidence, modifying administrative rules relating to reimbursement for forensic examinations, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 832: Required human trafficking and sextortion prevention instruction in certain grades and teacher training related to identifying victims of child trafficking and sextortion. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 837: Placement of sexually violent persons on supervised release.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 841: Sex offender registration for certain crimes.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
AB 923: Creating a civil cause of action for sexual extortion.
Became law.
Apr 9, 2026
AB 964: Internet crimes against children administrative subpoenas for the crime of sexual extortion when the crime victim is a child. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1073: Sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a child who is at least 16 years old 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 1171: Sexual contact by a law enforcement officer with certain persons and providing a penalty.
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.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 97: Parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 171: Requiring child sexual abuse prevention education. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 222: Extortion, sexual extortion, and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 224: The rights of sexual assault crime victims.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
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.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 575: Sexual assault forensic examination compensation.
Became law.
Mar 13, 2026
SB 620: Tracking a person who is registered as a sex offender but unable to provide an address.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 634: The age for marriage and eliminating spousal exceptions for certain sex crimes against children.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 671: Creating a crime of grooming a child for sexual activity and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 6, 2026
SB 814: Placement of sexually violent persons on supervised release.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 839: Required human trafficking and sextortion prevention instruction in certain grades and teacher training related to identifying victims of child trafficking and sextortion. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 844: Forensic examinations done on a crime victim to gather evidence, modifying administrative rules relating to reimbursement for forensic examinations, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 866: Sex offender registration for certain crimes.
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 953: Internet crimes against children administrative subpoenas for the crime of sexual extortion when the crime victim is a child. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
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.

2011–12 session: 26

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
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.
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.
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 239: Notification requirements for persons who must register as sex offenders and who are on school premises and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 243: Sexual assault of a student by a member of a school staff and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 12, 2012
AB 263: Costs associated with providing false information to a law enforcement officer.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 371: Voluntary and informed consent to an abortion, information on domestic abuse services, giving a woman an abortion-inducing drug, repealing criminal sanctions against women who perform or obtain certain abortion procedures, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2012
AB 449: Increased penalty for repeated domestic abuse offenses and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 461: The statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
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 584: Requiring a person arrested for or charged with certain offenses, or a juvenile taken into custody for certain offenses, to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis; inclusion of the analysis results in the deoxyribonucleic acid data bank; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.
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 646: Prosecution time limits for the offense of trafficking a child, possession of child pornography, termination of parental rights after committing the offense of trafficking a child, criminal procedure, crime victim compensation, and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
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 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.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 214: Requiring a person arrested for or charged with certain offenses, or a juvenile taken into custody for certain offenses, to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis; inclusion of the analysis results in the deoxyribonucleic acid data bank; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 306: Voluntary and informed consent to an abortion, information on domestic abuse services, giving a woman an abortion-inducing drug, repealing criminal sanctions against women who perform or obtain certain abortion procedures, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 345: The statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 12, 2012
SB 350: Increased penalty for repeated domestic abuse offenses and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 473: Statute of limitations for first-degree sexual assault, attempted homicide, and attempted first-degree sexual assault.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 12, 2012
SB 536: Prosecution time limits for the offense of trafficking a child, possession of child pornography, termination of parental rights after committing the offense of trafficking a child, criminal procedure, crime victim compensation, and providing a penalty.
Became law.

2009–10 session: 50

May 27, 2009
AB 27: The definition of sexual intercourse for the crime of incest.
Became law.
Feb 22, 2010
AB 47: Prohibiting persons convicted of certain felonies from providing martial arts instruction to minors.
Became law.
May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Jun 23, 2009
AB 123: Appellate procedure regarding commitments of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and commitments of sexually violent persons.
Became law.
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 277: Prohibiting discrimination in housing because of domestic abuse victim status and providing a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Feb 22, 2010
AB 323: Information provided by a person required to register as a sex offender.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 329: Conditions of extended supervision, probation, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 5, 2010
AB 411: The prohibition against making, reproducing, or possessing a nude depiction of a person without the person's consent and the sex offender registry.
Became law.

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Apr 28, 2010
AB 413: Crimes against children committed by certain persons and creating a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
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 428: Public disclosure of certain information when child abuse or neglect results in death or serious injury or involves aggravated circumstances or when a child in an out-of-home placement commits suicide or is sexually abused by a caregiver.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 432: Notification requirements for persons who must register as sex offenders and who are on school premises and providing penalties.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 453: The statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Feb 26, 2010
AB 458: Providing instruction in human growth and development.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 460: Preliminary hearings for allegations of sexual exploitation by a therapist.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 462: Prohibiting a person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing certain serious crimes or who is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition for committing a serious crime 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 and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
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 27, 2010
AB 503: Exposure to a minor and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 511: Requiring a person arrested for a felony or a juvenile taken into custody for certain sexual assault offenses to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis, inclusion of the analysis results in the Department of Justice deoxyribonucleic acid data bank, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 27, 2010
AB 514: Time limitations for commencing prosecution of crimes.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 676: Notification to a parent before chaperoning a sex offender.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 677: Sentencing for crimes on school premises and providing a penalty.
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 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 784: Reporting the results of a religious organization's investigation of sexual contact with a child 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.
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 932: Information on a person who is required to register as a sex offender.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 933: Notification of law enforcement when certain sex offenders change residential addresses.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 934: Sex offender registry requirements following certain plea agreements.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 935: Information on a person who is required to register as a sex offender.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 14: The definition of sexual intercourse for the crime of incest.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 98: Appellate procedure regarding commitments of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and commitments of sexually violent persons.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Dec 15, 2009
SB 204: Prohibiting discrimination in housing because of domestic abuse victim status and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 231: Information provided by a person required to register as a sex offender.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 281: The prohibition against making, reproducing, or possessing a nude depiction of a person without the person's consent and the sex offender registry.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Nov 17, 2009
SB 299: Public disclosure of certain information when child abuse or neglect results in death or serious injury or involves aggravated circumstances or when a child in an out-of-home placement commits suicide or is sexually abused by a caregiver.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 319: The statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
Stopped in committee.
May 10, 2010
SB 325: Notification to a parent before chaperoning a sex offender.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 330: Exposure to a minor and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Nov 17, 2009
SB 331: Prohibiting a person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing certain serious crimes or who is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition for committing a serious crime 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 and making an appropriation.
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 336: Requiring a person arrested for a felony or a juvenile taken into custody for certain sexual assault offenses to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis, inclusion of the analysis results in the Department of Justice deoxyribonucleic acid data bank, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
May 10, 2010
SB 493: Appointment of an examiner for a person committed as a sexually violent person, and specification of the department responsible for providing an escort for a sexually violent person on supervised release (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health Services).
Became law.
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.
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 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 666: Requiring an assessment of a juvenile sex offender for the probability of reoffending and consideration of the results of the assessment in determining the services to be provided for the juvenile.
Stopped in committee.

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