Wisconsin House Bill 737 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on April 13 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-13 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to amend 48.981 (3) (a) 2d., 48.981 (3) (c) 1. a., 938.371 (3) (d) and 948.051 (1); and to create 48.02 (1) (cm), 48.355 (2d) (b) 3m., 48.981 (3) (a) 2. bm. and 938.355 (2d) (b) 3m. of the statutes; Relating to: the crime of child sex trafficking, the inclusion of child sex trafficking in the definition of child abuse, the investigation of a child abuse report in which a person who is not a caregiver of the child is suspected of permitting, allowing, or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution or of child sex trafficking for purposes of a commercial sex act, and providing a penalty. (FE)

The crime of child sex trafficking, the inclusion of child sex trafficking in the definition of child abuse, the investigation of a child abuse report in which a person who is not a caregiver of the child is suspected of permitting, allowing, or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution or of child sex trafficking for purposes of a commercial sex act, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Rep. Amy Loudenbeck [R]	Rep. Jill Billings [D]	Sen. LaTonya Johnson [D]	Sen. Joan Ballweg [R]
Rep. Terese Berceau [D]	Rep. Dave Considine [D]	Rep. Cindi Duchow [R]	Rep. Evan Goyke [D]
Sen. Andre Jacque [R]	Rep. Joel Kleefisch [R]	Sen. Dan Knodl [R]	Rep. Debra Kolste [D]
Rep. Jesse Kremer [R]	Rep. Robert Kulp [R]	Rep. Tom Larson [R]	Rep. Adam Neylon [R]
Rep. Sondy Pope [D]	Rep. Michael Schraa [R]	Rep. Lisa Subeck [D]	Rep. Travis Tranel [R]
Rep. Michael Rohrkaste [R]	Rep. Warren Petryk [R]	Sen. Sheila Harsdorf [R]	Sen. Luther Olsen [R]
Sen. Janis Ringhand [D]	Sen. Kathleen Vinehout [D]	Sen. Frank Lasee [R]	Sen. Robert Wirch [D]
Sen. Nikiya Harris Dodd [D]	Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	Sen. David Hansen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-13	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2016-02-16	House	Laid on the table
2016-02-16	House	Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Kessler
2016-02-11	House	Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 by Committee on Rules
2016-02-11	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2016-02-11	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
2016-02-11	House	Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
2016-02-11	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
2016-02-10	House	Executive action taken
2016-02-09	House	Fiscal estimate received
2016-02-04	House	Fiscal estimate received
2016-02-03	House	Fiscal estimate received
2016-02-03	House	Representative Wachs added as a coauthor
2016-02-01	House	Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Loudenbeck
2016-01-29	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Loudenbeck
2016-01-29	House	Representative Kahl added as a coauthor
2016-01-27	House	Public hearing held
2016-01-26	House	Fiscal estimate received
2016-01-22	House	Fiscal estimate received
2016-01-21	House	Fiscal estimate received
2016-01-20	House	Senator Risser added as a cosponsor
2016-01-19	House	Representative C. Taylor added as a coauthor
2016-01-15	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
2016-01-15	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab737
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2015/REG/AB737.pdf