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WI SB91
WI SB91Imposing the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime of child trafficking and providing a penalty. (FE)
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Introduced
03/07/2025
03/07/2025
In Committee
04/15/2025
04/15/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/23/2026
03/23/2026
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Under current law, a person who is convicted of the crime of trafficking a child, or who knowingly benefits from the crime of trafficking a child, is guilty of a Class C felony. This bill increases the penalty to a Class A felony if the crime involved at least three victims who were children at the time the crime was committed. A Class A felony carries a penalty of life imprisonment. Under current law, the court must impose a bifurcated sentence on a person who is being sentenced for a felony that was committed on or after December 31, 1999. A bifurcated sentence is a sentence that comprises a term of confinement in prison followed by a term of extended supervision in the community. Under current law, a court that sentences a person who has been convicted of a Class A felony committed on or after December 31, 1999, must determine one of the following: 1) the person is eligible for release to extended supervision after serving a 20-year LRB-2201/1 CMH:cjs 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 91 term of confinement in prison; 2) the person is eligible for release to extended supervision on a certain date that is after the person serves a 20-year term of confinement in prison; or 3) the person is not eligible for release to extended supervision. Under this bill, a person is not eligible for release to extended supervision if the person is convicted of a Class A felony violation of trafficking a child. 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. For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
AI Summary
This bill significantly increases penalties for child trafficking by establishing that if a person knowingly recruits, entices, provides, obtains, sells, purchases, harbors, transports, transfers, receives, patronizes, solicits, isolates, holds, confines, or deprives of liberty a child for commercial sex acts, they will be charged with a Class C felony. However, if the offense involves at least three child victims, it becomes a Class A felony punishable by life imprisonment without the possibility of extended supervision. The bill also applies similar enhanced penalties to individuals who knowingly benefit from such trafficking activities. Additionally, the legislation modifies existing statutes to ensure that individuals convicted under these provisions are ineligible for work release, parole supervision, or extended supervision. These changes aim to provide more stringent legal consequences for those involved in child trafficking, with a particular focus on cases involving multiple child victims, by imposing the most severe criminal penalties available under state law.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (11)
André Jacque (R)*,
Scott Allen (R),
Elijah Behnke (R),
Joy Goeben (R),
Rick Gundrum (R),
Dan Knodl (R),
Rob Kreibich (R),
Dave Murphy (R),
Jeff Mursau (R),
Shae Sortwell (R),
Chuck Wichgers (R),
Last Action
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (on 03/23/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb91 |
| SB91 ROCP for Committee on Senate Organization | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1985336.pdf |
| SB91 ROCP for Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety On 4/15/2025 | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/judiciary_and_public_safety/1913926.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - SB91: Fiscal Estimate From SPD | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb91/sb91_spd.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - SB91: Fiscal Estimate From DA | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb91/sb91_da.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - SB91: Fiscal Estimate From CTS | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb91/sb91_cts.pdf |
| BillText | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB91.pdf |
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