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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
March 13, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Goyke, Shankland,
Considine, Kolste, Sinicki, Crowley, Gruszynski, Brostoff, Subeck,
Anderson, Bowen and Spreitzer, cosponsored by Senators Smith, L. Taylor
and Larson. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
AB1004,1,3 1An Act to renumber and amend 961.41 (3g) (e); and to amend 59.54 (25) (a)
2(intro.) and 66.0107 (1) (bm) of the statutes; relating to: possession of not more
3than 10 grams of marijuana and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law prohibits a person from possessing or attempting to possess
marijuana. A person who violates the prohibition may be fined not more than $1,000
or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, for a first conviction and is guilty
of a Class I felony for a repeat conviction. This bill reduces to a $100 forfeiture the
penalty for possessing or attempting to possess not more than 10 grams of marijuana
and eliminates the counting of a conviction involving not more than 10 grams of
marijuana when determining if a violation is a repeat conviction.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
report.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB1004,1 4Section 1. 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1004,2,75 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) The board may enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit
6the possession of marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in

1s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance; except
2that if a complaint is issued regarding an allegation of possession of more than 25
3grams of marijuana, or possession of any amount more than 10 grams of marijuana
4following a conviction in this state for possession of more than 10 grams of
5marijuana, the subject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this subsection
6for the same action that is the subject of the complaint unless all of the following
7occur:
AB1004,2 8Section 2. 66.0107 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1004,2,179 66.0107 (1) (bm) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of
10marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g)
11(intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance; except that if a
12complaint is issued regarding an allegation of possession of more than 25 grams of
13marijuana, or possession of any amount more than 10 grams of marijuana following
14a conviction in this state for possession of more than 10 grams of marijuana, the
15subject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this paragraph for the same
16action that is the subject of the complaint unless the charges are dismissed or the
17district attorney declines to prosecute the case.
AB1004,3 18Section 3. 961.41 (3g) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 961.41 (3g) (e) 1. and
19amended to read:
AB1004,2,2320 961.41 (3g) (e) 1. If a person possesses or attempts to possess not more than
2110 grams of
tetrahydrocannabinols included under s. 961.14 (4) (t), or a controlled
22substance analog of tetrahydrocannabinols, the person may be subject to a forfeiture
23of not more than $100.
AB1004,3,9 242. If a person possesses or attempts to possess more than 10 grams of
25tetrahydrocannabinols included under s. 961.14 (4) (t), or a controlled substance

1analog of tetrahydrocannabinols, the person may be
fined not more than $1,000 or
2imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both upon a first conviction and is guilty
3of a Class I felony for a 2nd or subsequent offense conviction under this subdivision.
4For purposes of this paragraph, an offense subdivision, a conviction is considered a
52nd or subsequent offense conviction if, prior to the offender's conviction of the
6offense
, the offender has at any time been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor
7under this chapter or under any statute of the United States or of any state relating
8to controlled substances, controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana,
9or depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs.
AB1004,4 10Section 4 . Initial applicability.
AB1004,3,1411 (1) The treatment of s. 961.41 (3g) (e) first applies to violations committed on
12the effective date of this subsection, but no prior conviction under s. 961.41 (3g) (e)
13involving not more than 10 grams of tetrahydrocannabinols may be counted for the
14purposes of sentencing a person.
AB1004,3,1515 (End)
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