Relating to: recodification of battery statutes and providing a penalty.
SB 121 reorganizes Wisconsin's battery-related statutes by consolidating, renumbering, and updating existing provisions without changing penalty structures. It moves specific offenses - like battery against elders (formerly under 940.198) to new sections (940.66), and battery by prisoners or against first responders to sections like 940.61 and 940.62 - while maintaining current felony classifications (Class H or I). The bill directly affects individuals charged under these battery statutes, including offenders targeting vulnerable groups like elders, law enforcement, or probation agents. Key mechanisms involve restructuring legal references to improve clarity in the statutes, such as updating definitions of "recklessness" for elder abuse cases. This is purely a procedural recodification, not a policy change.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Signed Aug 11, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Aug 11, 2025
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 24
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Joint Legislative Council
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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