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WI SB17
Special circumstances battery to a community service officer and providing a penalty.
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Introduced
02/05/2025
02/05/2025
In Committee
02/05/2025
02/05/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Under current law, a person who intentionally causes bodily harm to another person commits the crime of simple battery and is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Current law provides greater penalties for special circumstances battery, which is defined as intentionally causing or threatening to cause bodily harm to certain persons. For example, under current law, a person who intentionally causes or threatens to cause bodily harm to a law enforcement officer in response to an action that officer took in an official capacity is guilty of a Class H felony. The bill adds a community service officer so to make it a Class H felony to cause or threaten to cause bodily harm to a community service officer in response to an action the CSO took in an official capacity. 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.
AI Summary
This bill amends existing Wisconsin law to expand special circumstances battery provisions to include community service officers (CSOs). Currently, intentionally causing or threatening bodily harm to certain public safety professionals like judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers in response to their official actions is a Class H felony. The bill adds community service officers to this category, making it a Class H felony to cause or threaten bodily harm to a CSO in response to an action they took in their official capacity. This means that if someone intentionally harms or threatens a community service officer because of an official action the CSO took, and the perpetrator knows or should know the victim is a CSO (or a CSO's family member), they would be charged with a Class H felony. The bill represents an expansion of legal protections for community service officers, recognizing their important role in public safety and ensuring they receive similar legal protections as other public safety professionals.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (15)
Jesse James (R)*,
Cory Tomczyk (R)*,
Scott Allen (R),
David Armstrong (R),
Elijah Behnke (R),
Lindee Brill (R),
Calvin Callahan (R),
Barbara Dittrich (R),
Joy Goeben (R),
Brent Jacobson (R),
Dave Murphy (R),
Jeff Mursau (R),
Amanda Nedweski (R),
Lisa Subeck (D),
Chuck Wichgers (R),
Last Action
Representatives Miresse and O'Connor added as cosponsors (on 06/24/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb17 |
| Senate Amendment 1 | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB17-SA1.pdf |
| BillText | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB17.pdf |
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