Relating to: the testimony of a child in a criminal proceeding for a human trafficking crime. (FE)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Assembly Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 19, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 238
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Billings, O'Connor, Joers, Gustafson, Maxey, Penterman, Gundrum, Conley, Krug, Brandtjen, Mursau, Kitchens, Emerson, Dittrich, C. Anderson, Sinicki, Considine, Madison, Ohnstad, Stubbs, Baldeh, J. Anderson, Behnke, Palmeri, Subeck, Murphy, Edming, Allen, Bare, Ratcliff, Melotik, Drake, Green, Moore Omokunde, Hurd, Andraca and Shankland;
cosponsored by Senators James, L. Johnson, Taylor, Wirch, Ballweg, Larson, Testin and Carpenter
lower
37 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Chanz Green
RRepublican
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Clint Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Dave Considine
DDemocratic
P
Dave Maxey
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
Deb Andraca
DDemocratic
P
Dora Drake
DDemocratic
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Gus Gustafson
RRepublican
P
James Edming
RRepublican
P
Janel Brandtjen
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Jill Billings
DDemocratic
P
Jimmy Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Emerson
DDemocratic
P
Joel Kitchens
RRepublican
P
Karen Hurd
RRepublican
P
Katrina Shankland
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Lori Palmeri
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Ratcliff
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Paul Melotik
RRepublican
P
Rick Gundrum
RRepublican
P
Samba Baldeh
DDemocratic
P
Scott Allen
RRepublican
P
Scott Krug
RRepublican
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
P
Sue Conley
DDemocratic
P
Supreme Moore Omokunde
DDemocratic
P
Tod Ohnstad
DDemocratic
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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