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WI SB121
Bill
Status
8/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joint Legislative Council
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AI Summary
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Reorganizes Wisconsin's battery statutes (ss. 940.19-940.208) into a new subchapter III of chapter 940, grouping offenses by whether they are based on the identity of the offender or the victim
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Creates a consolidated "Threatening to cause bodily harm" crime (s. 947.016) as a Class H felony, moving threat provisions from battery statutes to chapter 947 (crimes against public peace)
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Expands the definition of "family member" for certain battery offenses to include grandparents and legal guardians
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Adds "jail" explicitly to the list of facilities where battery by prisoners constitutes a Class H felony
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Makes no changes to existing penalties for any battery offense; all modifications are organizational, definitional, or involve updating statutory cross-references
Legislative Description
Recodification of battery statutes and providing a penalty.
Last Action
Published 8-9-2025
8/11/2025