Amendment ASA1-AB298

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, To 1995 ASSEMBLY BILL 298

February 15, 1996 - Offered by Representative Kaufert.

AB298-ASA1,1,12 An Act to renumber 939.50 (1) (a), 939.50 (3) (a) and 973.015; to renumber and amend 940.01 (1); to amend 161.335 (1), 301.048 (2) (b), 302.11 (1m), 303.065 (1), 304.02 (5), 304.06 (1) (b), 304.071 (2), 939.30 (2), 939.31, 939.32 (1) (a), 939.50 (2), 939.60, 939.624 (2), 939.625 (1) (b) 2., 939.63 (1) (a) 2., 971.17 (1), 972.03, 972.13 (6), 973.013 (1) (b), 973.0135 (3), 973.014 (1) (intro.), 973.032 (2) (b), 973.09 (1) (c) and 978.07 (1) (c) 1.; to repeal and recreate 304.06 (1) (b); and to create 161.335 (1m), 301.046 (3) (cm), 304.06 (1t), 939.22 (7), 939.50 (1) (ag), 939.50 (3) (ag), 940.01 (1) (b), 940.01 (1) (c), 940.01 (1) (d), 967.02 (1m), 973.015, 973.016 and 973.017 of the statutes; relating to: providing a penalty of either death or life imprisonment for the first-degree intentional homicide of a child younger than 16 years old, affecting parole eligibility and granting rule-making authority.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB298-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 161.335 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,2,11 161.335 (1) Upon Except as provided in sub. (1m), upon application, the controlled substances board may issue a permit authorizing a person to manufacture, obtain, possess, use, administer or dispense a controlled substance for purposes of scientific research, instructional activities, chemical analysis or other special uses, without restriction because of enumeration. No person shall may engage in any such activity without a permit issued under this section, except that an individual may be designated and authorized to receive the permit for a college or university department, research unit or similar administrative organizational unit and students, laboratory technicians, research specialists or chemical analysts under his or her supervision may be permitted possession and use of controlled substances for these purposes without obtaining an individual permit.

AB298-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 161.335 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB298-ASA1,2,15 161.335 (1m) Upon the application of the secretary of corrections for a permit to obtain a controlled substance for purposes of an execution under s. 973.017, the controlled substances board shall issue a permit under this section.

AB298-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. 301.046 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB298-ASA1,2,17 301.046 (3) (cm) The prisoner is not awaiting imposition of a death sentence.

AB298-ASA1, s. 4 Section 4. 301.048 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,2,21 301.048 (2) (b) He or she is a prisoner serving a felony sentence for a felony not punishable by death or life imprisonment and the department directs him or her to participate in the program.

AB298-ASA1, s. 5 Section 5. 302.11 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,3,2 302.11 (1m) An inmate serving a life term is not entitled to mandatory release. Except as provided in ss. 304.06 (1t), 939.62 (2m) and 973.014, the parole commission may parole the inmate as specified in s. 304.06 (1). An inmate awaiting imposition of a death sentence is not eligible for parole.

AB298-ASA1, s. 6 Section 6. 303.065 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 48, is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,3,10 303.065 (1) The department may grant work release privileges to any person incarcerated within the state prisons, except that no person serving a life sentence may be considered for work release until he or she has reached parole eligibility under s. 304.06 (1) (b) or (1t) or 973.014 (1) (a) or (b), whichever is applicable, and no person serving a life sentence under s. 939.62 (2m) or 973.014 (1) (c) or awaiting imposition of a death sentence may be considered for work release.

AB298-ASA1, s. 7 Section 7. 304.02 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 48, is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,3,15 304.02 (5) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (3), a prisoner who is serving a life sentence under s. 939.62 (2m) or 973.014 (1) (c) or awaiting imposition of a death sentence is not eligible for release to parole supervision under this section.

AB298-ASA1, s. 8 Section 8. 304.06 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 6405, is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,4,8 304.06 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) or s. 161.49 (2), 302.045 (3) or 973.0135, the parole commission may parole an inmate of the Wisconsin state prisons or any felon or any person serving at least one year or more in a county house of correction or a county reforestation camp organized under s. 303.07, when he or she has served 25% of the sentence imposed for the offense, or 6 months, whichever is greater. Except as provided in sub. (1t) or s. 939.62 (2m) or 973.014, the parole commission may parole an inmate serving a life term when he or she has served 20 years, as modified by the formula under s. 302.11 (1) and subject to extension using the formulas under s. 302.11 (2). The person serving the life term shall be given credit for time served prior to sentencing under s. 973.155, including good time under s. 973.155 (4). The secretary may grant special action parole releases under s. 304.02. The department or the parole commission shall not provide any convicted offender or other person sentenced to the department's custody any parole eligibility or evaluation until the person has been confined at least 60 days following sentencing. The parole commission may not parole an inmate who is awaiting imposition of a death sentence.

AB298-ASA1, s. 9 Section 9. 304.06 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Acts 77 and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB298-ASA1,5,3 304.06 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) or s. 161.49 (2), 302.045 (3) or 973.0135, the parole commission may parole an inmate of the Wisconsin state prisons or any felon or any person serving at least one year or more in a county house of correction or a county reforestation camp organized under s. 303.07, when he or she has served 25% of the sentence imposed for the offense, or 6 months, whichever is greater. The parole commission may parole a participant in the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.538 when he or she has participated in that program for 2 years. Except as provided in sub. (1t) or s. 939.62 (2m) or 973.014, the parole commission may parole an inmate serving a life term when he or she has served 20 years, as modified by the formula under s. 302.11 (1) and subject to extension using the formulas under s. 302.11 (2). The person serving the life term shall be given credit for time served prior to sentencing under s. 973.155, including good time under s. 973.155 (4). The secretary may grant special action parole releases under s. 304.02. The department or the parole commission shall not provide any convicted offender or other person sentenced to the department's custody any parole eligibility or evaluation until the person has been confined at least 60 days following sentencing. The parole commission may not parole an inmate who is awaiting imposition of a death sentence.

AB298-ASA1, s. 10 Section 10. 304.06 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB298-ASA1,5,7 304.06 (1t) If the prisoner is serving a life term imposed under s. 973.015, the prisoner is eligible for parole only when authorized by the sentencing court under s. 973.015 (3) (b).

AB298-ASA1, s. 11 Section 11. 304.071 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 48, is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,5,12 304.071 (2) If a prisoner is not eligible for parole under s. 161.49 (2), 304.06 (1) (b) or (1t), 939.62 (2m), 973.014 (1) (c) or 973.032 (5), he or she is not eligible for parole under this section.

AB298-ASA1, s. 12 Section 12. 939.22 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB298-ASA1,5,15 939.22 (7) "Crime punishable by death or life imprisonment" means a crime for which one or more of the possible penalties is death or life imprisonment.

AB298-ASA1, s. 13 Section 13. 939.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,5,19 939.30 (2) For a solicitation to commit a crime for which the penalty is punishable by death or life imprisonment, the actor is guilty of a Class C felony. For a solicitation to commit a Class E felony, the actor is guilty of a Class E felony.

AB298-ASA1, s. 14 Section 14. 939.31 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,6,2 939.31 Conspiracy. Except as provided in ss. 161.41 (1x), 940.43 (4) and 940.45 (4), whoever, with intent that a crime be committed, agrees or combines with another for the purpose of committing that crime may, if one or more of the parties to the conspiracy does an act to effect its object, be fined or imprisoned or both not to exceed the maximum provided for the completed crime; except that for a conspiracy to commit a crime for which the penalty is punishable by death or life imprisonment, the actor is guilty of a Class B felony.

AB298-ASA1, s. 15 Section 15. 939.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,6,5 939.32 (1) (a) Whoever attempts to commit a crime for which the penalty is punishable by death or life imprisonment is guilty of a Class B felony.

AB298-ASA1, s. 16 Section 16. 939.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 939.50 (1) (am).

AB298-ASA1, s. 17 Section 17. 939.50 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB298-ASA1,6,8 939.50 (1) (ag) Class AA felony.

AB298-ASA1, s. 18 Section 18. 939.50 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 69, is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,6,12 939.50 (2) A felony is a Class AA, A, B, BC, C, D or E felony when it is so specified in chs. 939 to 951.

AB298-ASA1, s. 19 Section 19. 939.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 939.50 (3) (am).

AB298-ASA1, s. 20 Section 20. 939.50 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB298-ASA1,6,16 939.50 (3) (ag) For a Class AA felony, life imprisonment or death, as determined under s. 973.015.

AB298-ASA1, s. 21 Section 21. 939.60 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,6,20 939.60 Felony and misdemeanor defined. A crime punishable by death or imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons is a felony. Every other crime is a misdemeanor.

AB298-ASA1, s. 22 Section 22. 939.624 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,7,2 939.624 (2) If a person has one or more prior convictions for a serious violent crime or a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment and subsequently commits a serious violent crime, the court shall sentence the person to not less than 5 years' imprisonment, but otherwise the penalties for the crime apply, subject to any applicable penalty enhancement. The court shall not place the defendant on probation.

AB298-ASA1, s. 23 Section 23. 939.625 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB298-ASA1,7,6 939.625 (1) (b) 2. If the maximum term of imprisonment for a felony is more than 5 years or is a life term or the felony is punishable by death, the maximum term of imprisonment for the felony may be increased by not more than 5 years.