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: S - Received

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
6/18/2025 Sen.Received from Assembly 
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Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-18-2025176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 time 
6/18/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 adopted 
6/18/2025 Asm.Ordered to a third reading 
6/18/2025 Asm.Rules suspended 
6/18/2025 Asm.Read a third time and passed 
6/18/2025 Asm.Representative Anderson added as a coauthor 
6/18/2025 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged 
6/18/2025 Sen.Received from Assembly 
 
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