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WI SB716
Bill
Status
12/2/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dianne Hesselbein
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AI Summary
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Courts may consider a PTSD diagnosis as a mitigating factor when sentencing military veterans convicted of criminal offenses, if the PTSD resulted from military service
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"Veteran" is defined as a person who served in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces
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Amends Wisconsin statute 973.017 to add a new subsection (8m) establishing this mitigating factor alongside existing sentencing considerations
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Applies only to offenses committed on or after the effective date of the legislation
Legislative Description
Considering post-traumatic stress disorder as a mitigating factor in sentencing certain criminal offenders. (FE)
Last Action
Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor
2/17/2026