Bill Commons

WI AB 19

enacted

Relating to: 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.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2025-02-06
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Published 4-3-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Tuslerprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Kreibichprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Introduced by Representatives Kreibich, Allen, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Carpenter

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-06

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-14

    LRB correction

  4. 2025-11-17

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kreibich

    amendment-introduction

  5. 2025-11-18

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-12-03

    Executive action taken

  7. 2025-12-17

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-12-17

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-12-17

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-08

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  11. 2026-01-13

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-01-13

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  13. 2026-01-13

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  14. 2026-01-13

    Rules suspended

  15. 2026-01-13

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2026-01-13

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. 2026-01-14

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  18. 2026-01-14

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2026-01-14

    Available for scheduling

  20. 2026-01-15

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  21. 2026-01-16

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  22. 2026-01-16

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. 2026-01-21

    Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor

  24. 2026-01-21

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  25. 2026-01-21

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  26. 2026-01-21

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  27. 2026-01-21

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  28. 2026-01-21

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. 2026-01-22

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  30. 2026-01-23

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-22-2026

    enrolled

  31. 2026-04-01

    Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026

    executive-receipt

  32. 2026-04-02

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 149

    executive-signature

  33. 2026-04-02

    Published 4-3-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 1

    2025-12-17 · pass · 13-1

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    2025-12-17 · pass · 14-0

  • Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2026-01-16 · pass · 3-2

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