2023-2024 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 556

An Act to create 971.106 and 971.108 of the statutes; Relating to: expediting criminal proceedings when a victim or witness is an elder person and preserving the testimony of a crime victim or witness who is an elder person.

Status: A - Enacted into Law

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
3/28/2024 Asm.Published 3-28-2024818
2/20/2024 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 3848
2/7/2024 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 1640

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/26/2023 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Macco, Wittke, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Conley, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Gustafson, Joers, Kitchens, Maxey, Michalski, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Petryk, Snyder, Wichgers and Sinicki;
cosponsored by Senators Testin, Carpenter, Ballweg, Hesselbein, Marklein and Quinn
385
10/26/2023 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary385
10/30/2023 Asm.Representative Subeck added as a coauthor394
11/3/2023 Asm.Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor414
11/7/2023 Asm.Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor420
1/11/2024 Asm.Public hearing held 
1/19/2024 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Macco579
1/24/2024 Asm.Executive action taken 
2/7/2024 Asm.Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0640
2/7/2024 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 1640
2/7/2024 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules640
2/13/2024 Asm.Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules 
2/15/2024 Asm.Read a second time694
2/15/2024 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 adopted694
2/15/2024 Asm.Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Macco694
2/15/2024 Asm.Assembly Amendment 2 adopted694
2/15/2024 Asm.Ordered to a third reading694
2/15/2024 Asm.Rules suspended694
2/15/2024 Asm.Read a third time and passed694
2/15/2024 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged695
2/15/2024 Sen.Received from Assembly818
2/19/2024 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization830
2/19/2024 Sen.Available for scheduling 
2/19/2024 Sen.Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2827
2/19/2024 Sen.Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)828
2/20/2024 Sen.Read a second time848
2/20/2024 Sen.Ordered to a third reading848
2/20/2024 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading848
2/20/2024 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 3848
2/20/2024 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged851
2/20/2024 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in713
2/26/2024 Asm.Report correctly enrolled on 2-26-2024784
3/21/2024 Asm.Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024810
3/28/2024 Asm.Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 231817
3/28/2024 Asm.Published 3-28-2024818
 
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