2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 201

An Act to amend 48.685 (1) (c) 2., 48.686 (1) (c) 1., 51.20 (13) (ct) 1m. a., 51.20 (13) (ct) 1m. b., 115.31 (2g) (c) 1., 115.31 (2r) (c) 3., 301.45 (1p) (b), 901.08 (1) (b), 938.34 (15m) (am) 1., 938.34 (15m) (am) 2., 938.345 (3) (d), 940.03, 946.82 (4), 949.03 (2), 949.05 (intro.), 949.06 (1m) (b), 949.08 (2) (a), 968.26 (1b) (a) 2. a., 971.17 (1m) (b) 1m. a., 971.17 (1m) (b) 1m. b., 972.11 (2) (b) (intro.), 972.11 (2) (d) 1. (intro.), 973.048 (1m) (a), 973.048 (1m) (b) and 995.50 (2) (am) 4.; to create 62.50 (1e) (cm), 942.095 and 949.03 (1s) of the statutes; Relating to: extortion, sexual extortion, and providing a penalty.

Status: A - Enacted into Law

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
12/8/2025 Asm.Published 12-9-2025402
9/4/2025 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0374
5/29/2025 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0159

History

Date / House Action Journal
4/16/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Snyder, B. Jacobson, Spiros, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Joers, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Maxey, McCarville, Miresse, Moses, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck and Wichgers;
cosponsored by Senators James, Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara and Quinn
100
4/16/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety100
4/23/2025 Asm.Representative Doyle added as a coauthor115
4/23/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
4/28/2025 Asm.Senator Smith added as a cosponsor118
4/29/2025 Asm.Representative Mursau added as a coauthor118
5/2/2025 Asm.Representative Emerson added as a coauthor124
5/6/2025 Asm.Representative Udell added as a coauthor127
5/12/2025 Asm.Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor133
5/19/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder145
5/21/2025 Asm.Executive action taken 
5/29/2025 Asm.Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0159
5/29/2025 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0159
5/29/2025 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules159
5/30/2025 Asm.Representative Stroud added as a coauthor162
6/16/2025 Asm.Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-18-2025176
6/17/2025 Asm.Representative Prado added as a coauthor177
6/18/2025 Asm.Read a second time179
6/18/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 adopted179
6/18/2025 Asm.Ordered to a third reading179
6/18/2025 Asm.Rules suspended179
6/18/2025 Asm.Read a third time and passed179
6/18/2025 Asm.Representative Anderson added as a coauthor179
6/18/2025 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged179
6/18/2025 Sen.Received from Assembly262
6/19/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety275
9/2/2025 Sen.Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor371
9/3/2025 Sen.Public hearing held 
9/3/2025 Sen.Senator Hutton added as a cosponsor372
9/4/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
9/4/2025 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0374
9/4/2025 Sen.Available for scheduling 
10/13/2025 Sen.Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)430
10/14/2025 Sen.Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor432
10/14/2025 Sen.Read a second time439
10/14/2025 Sen.Ordered to a third reading439
10/14/2025 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading439
10/14/2025 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in439
10/14/2025 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged440
10/14/2025 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in298
10/20/2025 Asm.LRB correction318
10/20/2025 Asm.LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)319
10/20/2025 Asm.Report correctly enrolled on 10-20-2025318
11/4/2025 Asm.Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor339
12/4/2025 Asm.Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025398
12/8/2025 Asm.Report approved by the Governor on 12-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 48402
12/8/2025 Asm.Published 12-9-2025402
 
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