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Under current law, the crime of battery is defined as intentionally causing another person bodily harm and is a Class A misdemeanor. Under current law, if the battery is a special circumstance battery—for example, the battery is committed against an individual because of the individual’s status as a law enforcement officer, witness in a trial, or juror—the penalty is increased to a Class H felony. Under this bill, a threat or battery against a juror or a threat or battery against a family member of a juror is a Class H felony. Current law also allows a judge, upon sentencing a person for a crime, to LRB-1322/1 MJW:emw 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 5 prohibit the person from contacting a victim of or witness to the person’s crime during any part of the person’s sentence or probation. The bill allows a judge to prohibit a person who is convicted of a crime from contacting, for any part of the person’s sentence or probation, a juror who served at any proceeding related to the person’s crime. Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.

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Steve Nass (R)*,  Van Wanggaard (R)*,  Eric Wimberger (R)*,  Elijah Behnke (R),  Barbara Dittrich (R),  Robert Donovan (R),  Benjamin Franklin (R),  Dave Maxey (R),  Dave Murphy (R),  Jeff Mursau (R),  Amanda Nedweski (R),  Todd Novak (R),  Jerry O'Connor (R),  Jim Piwowarczyk (R),  Shae Sortwell (R),  Lisa Subeck (D),  Chuck Wichgers (R),  Shannon Zimmerman (R), 

Published 8-9-2025 (on 08/11/2025)

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