SB121Introduced in the Senate
Recodification of battery statutes and providing a penalty.
Introduced by Joint Legislative Council
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Official description
An Act to repeal 939.22 (21) (em), 940.198 (1) (intro.), 940.20 (title), 940.20 (2m) (a) (intro.), 940.20 (2m) (b) 3., 940.20 (3), 940.20 (4m) (a) (intro.), 940.20 (5) (a) (intro.), 940.201 (title), 940.201 (1) (intro.), 940.201 (1) (a), 940.201 (2), 940.203 (title), 940.203 (1) (intro.), 940.203 (1) (am), 940.203 (2) and (3), 940.204 (1) (intro.), 940.204 (1) (a), 940.204 (2) (c), 940.204 (3) (c), 940.205 (title) and (1), 940.205 (2) (c), 940.207 (title) and (1), 940.207 (2) (a), (b) and (c), 940.208 (3) and 941.38 (1) (b) 5m.; to renumber 940.19 (title), (1) and (2), 940.19 (4), (5) and (6), 940.195 (title), (1) and (2), 940.195 (4), (5) and (6), 940.198 (1) (a), 940.198 (2), (3) and (4), 940.20 (1m) (title), 940.20 (2m) (a) 1., 940.20 (2m) (a) 1m., 940.20 (2m) (a) 1o., 940.20 (4m) (title), 940.20 (4m) (a) 1., 940.20 (4m) (a) 2., 940.20 (4m) (a) 3., 940.20 (4m) (a) 4., 940.20 (5) (title), 940.20 (5) (a) 1., 940.20 (5) (a) 2., 940.20 (6) (title), 940.201 (1) (b), 940.203 (1) (ab), 940.203 (1) (ac), 940.203 (1) (b), 940.203 (1) (c), 940.203 (1) (d), 940.204 (1) (b) and 940.204 (1) (c); to renumber and amend 940.198 (title), 940.198 (1) (b), 940.20 (1), 940.20 (1g), 940.20 (2), 940.20 (2m) (title), 940.20 (2m) (a) 1p., 940.20 (2m) (a) 2., 940.20 (2m) (b) (intro.), 1. and 2., 940.20 (4), 940.20 (4m) (b), 940.20 (5) (b), 940.20 (6) (a), 940.20 (6) (b), 940.204 (title), 940.204 (4), 940.205 (2) (a) and (b) and 940.208 (intro.), (1), (2) and (2p); to consolidate, renumber and amend 940.20 (1m) (a) and (b), 940.204 (3) (intro.) and (2) (intro.), 940.204 (3) (a) and (2) (a), 940.204 (3) (b) and (2) (b) and 940.205 (2) (intro.) and 940.207 (2) (intro.); to amend 343.12 (7) (c) 9j., 939.22 (21) (e) and 941.38 (1) (b) 5.; to create 165.25 (22) (title), subchapter III (title) of chapter 940 [precedes 940.51], 940.51, 940.60 (intro.), 940.60 (1) (title), 940.60 (2) (title), 940.60 (3) (title), 940.61, 940.62, 940.65 (1) (title), 940.65 (2) (title), 940.65 (3) (title) and 947.016 of the statutes; Relating to: recodification of battery statutes and providing a penalty.
Where it stands
Published 8-9-2025
August 11, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
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Bill history
Introduced
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Public hearing held
Executive action taken
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and passed
Ordered immediately messaged
Received from Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and concurred in
Ordered immediately messaged
Received from Assembly concurred in
LRB correction
Report correctly enrolled
Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025
Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 24
Published 8-9-2025
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