AB 34 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.

AB 34 prevents courts from allowing criminal complaints against law enforcement officers in officer-involved deaths when a district attorney has already determined there is no basis for prosecution. The bill requires that courts and judges cannot issue complaints unless "new or unused evidence" is presented, effectively barring judicial override of a district attorney's initial decision. This directly affects law enforcement officers involved in such deaths and the legal process for pursuing criminal charges against them. The law applies to cases defined under statute 175.47 (1) (c), limiting judicial action based on a district attorney's prior assessment.
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Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Oct 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules
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May 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
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May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 4, Noes 2
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Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Moses, Duchow, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Armstrong, Brooks, Donovan, B. Jacobson, Penterman, Murphy, Tucker, Swearingen, Wichgers and Behnke; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Bradley, Wanggaard, Feyen, Nass, Tomczyk, Testin and James
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