Wisconsin House Bill 1132

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to amend 301.048 (2) (am) 2., 302.11 (1), 302.114 (1), 303.065 (1) (b) 2., 304.02 (5), 304.06 (1) (b), 304.071 (2), 939.50 (3) (a), 939.60, 939.619 (2), 939.62 (2m) (c), 939.63 (1) (b), 971.17 (1) (c), 972.03, 973.01 (3), 973.0135 (3), 973.032 (2) (b), 973.09 (1) (c) and 978.07 (1) (c) 1.; to create 301.046 (3) (cm), 302.11 (1w), 304.06 (1t), 939.22 (7), 961.335 (1m), 967.02 (1v), 971.01 (3), 973.0145, 973.0147, 973.15 (2m) (a) 2. c. and 978.07 (1) (c) 1m. of the statutes; Relating to: creating the penalty of death or life imprisonment for persons who are convicted of certain child sex offenses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Creating the penalty of death or life imprisonment for persons who are convicted of certain child sex offenses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]

Sen. Chris Kapenga [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-03-19	House	Representative Murphy added as a coauthor
2026-03-13	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2026-03-13	House	Introduced

SB1094 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab1132
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1132.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/criminal_justice_and_public_safety/1985375.pdf