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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
May 29, 2013 - Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Thiesfeldt, August, Bies,
Born, Craig, Endsley, Hutton, Kapenga, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knudson,
Krug, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Murphy, Nass, A. Ott, Petersen, Pridemore,
Sanfelippo, Schraa, Severson, Spiros, Strachota, Stroebel, Suder,
Tauchen, Tittl and Tranel, cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Farrow,
Grothman, Lazich and Leibham. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice.
AB224,1,3 1An Act to renumber and amend 146.345 (1) (a); to amend 146.345 (title); and
2to create 146.345 (1) (ag) and 146.345 (2m) of the statutes; relating to: sale
3and use of fetal body parts and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law prohibits a person from knowingly, and for valuable consideration,
acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring a human organ. Current federal law
prohibits a person from knowingly acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring,
in interstate commerce, any fetal tissue for valuable consideration. This bill
prohibits a person from knowingly and for valuable consideration acquiring,
receiving, or otherwise transferring a fetal body part in this state. A fetal body part
is a cell, tissue, organ, or other part of, or any material derived from any cell or tissue
of, an unborn child who is aborted by an induced abortion. The bill also prohibits a
person from knowingly providing, receiving, or using, for experimentation a fetal
body part in this state, regardless of whether the provision, receipt, or use is for
valuable consideration.
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 concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to
result if the bill is enacted.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB224,1 1Section 1. 146.345 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB224,2,2 2146.345 (title) Sale of human organs prohibited; fetal body parts.
AB224,2 3Section 2. 146.345 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 146.345 (1) (am) and
4amended to read:
AB224,2,85 146.345 (1) (am) "Human organ" means a human kidney, liver, heart, lung,
6pancreas, bone marrow, cornea, eye, bone or skin or any other human organ specified
7by the department by rule. "Human organ" does not mean human whole blood, blood
8plasma, a blood product or a blood derivative or, human semen, or a fetal body part.
AB224,3 9Section 3. 146.345 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB224,2,1210 146.345 (1) (ag) "Fetal body part" means a cell, tissue, organ, or other part of,
11or any material derived from any cell or tissue of, an unborn child, as defined in s.
12939.75 (1), who is aborted by an induced abortion, as defined in s. 69.01 (13m).
AB224,4 13Section 4. 146.345 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB224,2,1514 146.345 (2m) (a) No person may knowingly and for valuable consideration
15acquire, receive, or otherwise transfer a fetal body part.
AB224,2,1816 (b) No person may knowingly provide, receive, or use, for experimentation a
17fetal body part, regardless of whether the provision, receipt, or use is for valuable
18consideration.
AB224,2,1919 (End)
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