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WI AB624
Bill
Status
11/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bob Donovan
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AI Summary
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Adds homeless shelters to the list of protected locations where drug offenses carry enhanced penalties, joining parks, jails, public housing, pools, youth centers, schools, and treatment facilities
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Increases maximum prison sentences by 5 years for delivering, distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances on homeless shelter premises or within 1,000 feet
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Applies to offenses involving cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, psilocybin, amphetamines, and tetrahydrocannabinols (THC)
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Requires the offender to have known or should have known they were near a homeless shelter, or that the shelter was readily recognizable as such
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Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety; introduced November 7, 2025
Legislative Description
Increasing the maximum penalty for certain controlled substances offenses if the violation occurs near a homeless shelter and providing a penalty.
Last Action
Laid on the table
2/12/2026