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WI AB1125
Bill
Status
3/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Maureen McCarville
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AI Summary
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Creates state criminal penalties for using force, threats, or physical obstruction to intentionally injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons obtaining or providing reproductive health services, or exercising religious freedom at places of worship
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Criminalizes intentionally damaging or destroying property of reproductive health facilities or places of religious worship
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First offense is a Class A misdemeanor (up to $10,000 fine and/or 9 months imprisonment); second or subsequent offense is a Class I felony (up to $10,000 fine and/or 3.5 years imprisonment)
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Allows aggrieved persons to bring civil lawsuits for injunctive relief, compensatory and punitive damages, attorney fees, and statutory damages of $5,000 per violation
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Authorizes the attorney general or district attorneys to bring civil actions and seek forfeitures ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 depending on whether the violation involved nonviolent physical obstruction and whether it was a first or subsequent offense
Legislative Description
Disrupting access to a reproductive health service facility or place of religious worship and providing a penalty.
Last Action
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
3/13/2026