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Oct 16, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 544/SB 517: Changes to "John Doe Law"

This bill would change a law used to pursue accountability for people killed by police by making it harder to bring a complaint against officers claiming self-defense.
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Oct 09, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 506/SB 486: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation

The bill would allow the possession of up to five ounces of marijuana and six plants for personal use in Wisconsin.
Legislation
Sep 20, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

AB 447/SB 438: Definition of "Sex" for Placement of Incarcerated People

This bill would force transgender and intersex Wisconsinites into placements that do not match their gender, increasing the likelihood of abuse.
Legislation
Sep 08, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 433/SB 427: Mandatory Bail Amounts

This bill would make draconian changes to state law relating to the cash bail system.
Legislation
Sep 08, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 421/SB 404: Criminalizing License Infractions

This bill would criminalize an extraordinary number of Wisconsinites for conduct unrelated to reckless driving or traffic safety, resulting in significant costs for an already overburdened criminal legal system.
Legislation
Jun 24, 2023
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  • Privacy, Technology, and Liberty|
  • +1 Issue

AB 334/SB 331: Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices

This bill would leave Wisconsinites with even lower protections from privacy intrusions by local law enforcement than they have from the federal government.
Legislation
May 24, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 310/SB 309: Automatic Revocation

Legislation
May 03, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 245/SB 301: Shared Revenue with Strings Attached

The shared revenue plan anti-democratically uses the legislature's control of funding to demand control over policing and budgetary decisions.
Legislation
Apr 14, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 237/SB 230: Barriers to Parole

Legislation
Oct 16, 2023
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Legislation
Oct 16, 2023
  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 544/SB 517: Changes to "John Doe Law"

This bill would change a law used to pursue accountability for people killed by police by making it harder to bring a complaint against officers claiming self-defense.
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Legislation
Oct 09, 2023
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Oct 09, 2023
  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 506/SB 486: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation

The bill would allow the possession of up to five ounces of marijuana and six plants for personal use in Wisconsin.
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Legislation
Sep 20, 2023
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Legislation
Sep 20, 2023
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

AB 447/SB 438: Definition of "Sex" for Placement of Incarcerated People

This bill would force transgender and intersex Wisconsinites into placements that do not match their gender, increasing the likelihood of abuse.
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Legislation
Sep 08, 2023
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Legislation
Sep 08, 2023
  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 433/SB 427: Mandatory Bail Amounts

This bill would make draconian changes to state law relating to the cash bail system.
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Legislation
Sep 08, 2023
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Legislation
Sep 08, 2023
  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 421/SB 404: Criminalizing License Infractions

This bill would criminalize an extraordinary number of Wisconsinites for conduct unrelated to reckless driving or traffic safety, resulting in significant costs for an already overburdened criminal legal system.
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Legislation
Jun 24, 2023
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Legislation
Jun 24, 2023
  • Privacy, Technology, and Liberty|
  • +1 Issue

AB 334/SB 331: Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices

This bill would leave Wisconsinites with even lower protections from privacy intrusions by local law enforcement than they have from the federal government.
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Legislation
May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 310/SB 309: Automatic Revocation

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Legislation
May 03, 2023
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May 03, 2023
  • Criminal Legal Reform

AB 245/SB 301: Shared Revenue with Strings Attached

The shared revenue plan anti-democratically uses the legislature's control of funding to demand control over policing and budgetary decisions.
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Apr 14, 2023
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Apr 14, 2023
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AB 237/SB 230: Barriers to Parole

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