AB 85 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE)

AB 85 requires Wisconsin's Department of Corrections to recommend revoking parole, probation, or extended supervision whenever a person under supervision is charged with a new crime. This applies directly to individuals on community supervision who face new criminal charges. The bill mandates that the department submit this recommendation to the appropriate administrative body, triggering a hearing process unless the person waives it. The law changes existing statutes to make this recommendation automatic upon a new charge, without requiring proof of violation first.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Vetoed
Aug 2025
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Vetoed Aug 11, 2025
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Bill Text Text as Enrolled · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill mandates that the Department of Corrections must recommend revoking extended supervision, parole, or probation whenever a person on release is charged with a new crime. Previously, the department only had to recommend revocation after a violation of release conditions was proven; this change adds a mandatory recommendation requirement triggered by the mere filing of criminal charges.
Scope change
The scope of mandatory revocation recommendations was expanded to include situations where a person is charged with a crime while on release, regardless of whether a specific condition of their release was violated.
REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement for the Department of Corrections to recommend revocation of extended supervision, parole, or probation if the person is charged with a crime.

TIMELINE

Established that the new requirements apply to any criminal charges filed on or after the effective date of the act.

Floor votes · Assembly Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Aug 11, 2025
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-8-2025
lower
Jun 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 14
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 43
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Amended
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 53, Noes 44
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative McGuire
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 3, Noes 1
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives B. Jacobson, Donovan, Duchow, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Wichgers and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Bradley, Jacque, Nass, Tomczyk, James and Wanggaard
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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