AB 1056 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: firearm transfers and possession, law enforcement and prosecution, victims and witnesses, obstruction of justice, mental health and substance use services, hate crimes reporting portal, fraud, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

AB 1056 is a comprehensive rewrite of Wisconsin's criminal justice laws that creates new funding streams for community policing ($10 million), officer recruitment/retention ($5 million), and violence prevention ($5 million). The bill reorganizes legal provisions related to firearm transfers, domestic violence, sexual assault, hate crimes reporting, and victim services, while establishing specific funding amounts for the address confidentiality program ($180,200). It modifies reimbursement processes for counties providing victim-witness services and creates new alternatives to prosecution for individuals with substance use disorders. The legislation directly affects law enforcement agencies, victims' services providers, and individuals seeking substance use treatment instead of traditional criminal prosecution.
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Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Representatives McGuire, Vining, Andraca, Bare, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Johnson, Miresse, Neubauer, Prado, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor, Udell and Sheehan; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer
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