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Legislation
Feb 26, 2025
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 79/SB 73: Safe Harbor

Under this bill, minors may not be prosecuted or adjudicated delinquent for “committing an act of prostitution.”
Status: Introduced
Position: Support
Legislation
Feb 24, 2025
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 66/SB 76: Limiting Prosecutorial Discretion and Diversion Opportunities

This bill would require approval from the court any time a prosecutor wants to dismiss or amend a criminal charge for a series of offenses.
Status: Passed both chambers
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Feb 05, 2025
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 34/SB 25: Changes to “John Doe Law”

This bill would further protect police officers who have killed someone.
Status: Passed Senate
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Jan 05, 2024
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 944/SB 874: Counting Convictions for Sex Offender Registration

This bill would overrule judicial discretion in determining the risk to public safety that offenders present based on the individual facts of the case.
Status: Signed by governor
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Jan 05, 2024
Oppose
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

AB 960/SB 890: Warrantless Access to Cell Phone Location

This bill would require cell phone companies to disclose cell phone location to law enforcement under certain circumstances, opening the door to police abuse of emergency requests.
Status: Signed by governor
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Dec 12, 2023
Support
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

AB 845/SB 801: Eliminating Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences

This bill would prohibit a court from sentencing a youthful offender to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or release to extended supervision.
Status: Introduced
Position: Support
Legislation
Dec 08, 2023
Oppose
  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 837/SB 789: Increasing Cost of Law Enforcement Open Records

Excessive fees for open records including police body camera footage could deter requests and weaken transparency.
Status: Signed by governor
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Dec 08, 2023
Oppose
  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

AB 794/SB 749: Harboring a Minor

Overbroad language criminalizing countless scenarios related to aiding runaways would place young people in Wisconsin at a greater safety risk.
Status: Introduced
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Nov 27, 2023
Oppose
  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 689/SB 669: Criminalization of Homelessness

This bill would criminalize non-approved encampments as a Class C misdemeanor with a $500 fine and up to 30 days in jail.
Status: Passed one chamber
Position: Oppose