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WI SB121

Bill

Status

Passed

8/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joint Legislative Council

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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)

  • Expands the definition of "family member" for certain battery offenses to include grandparents and legal guardians

  • Adds "jail" explicitly to the list of facilities where battery by prisoners constitutes a Class H felony

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rules5/27/2025
Judiciary and Public Safety3/7/2025

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