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This bill recodifies and reorganizes various battery statutes in Wisconsin, creating a more structured and systematic approach to defining different types of battery offenses. The bill consolidates and renumbers existing battery statutes under a new subchapter in Chapter 940, creating clearer categories for battery offenses based on the circumstances and victims involved. Key changes include creating new sections for battery offenses such as battery to certain persons, battery by prisoners, and battery to specific professionals like health care workers, law enforcement officers, and court personnel. The bill also standardizes language across different battery statutes, removes redundant provisions, and creates a comprehensive definitions section. Additionally, the bill introduces a new section on threatening to cause bodily harm, which parallels the battery provisions and covers threats to similar categories of victims. The reorganization aims to improve the clarity and consistency of Wisconsin's battery-related criminal statutes, making them easier to understand and apply. Technical cross-reference changes are also included to ensure existing laws continue to reference the correct statutory sections after the recodification.

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab121