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WI AB1125

WI AB1125
Disrupting access to a reproductive health service facility or place of religious worship and providing a penalty.

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Introduced
03/13/2026
In Committee
03/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/23/2026

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Under current federal law, there are criminal and civil penalties for disrupting another person’s access to reproductive health services and places of religious worship. This bill creates a similar set of penalties under state law. Under the bill, it is a Class A misdemeanor, or a Class I felony for a second or subsequent offense, to do any of the following: 1. By using force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, intentionally injure, intimidate, or interfere with a person because they have been obtaining or providing reproductive health services. 2. By using force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, intentionally injure, intimidate, or interfere with a person to attempt to prevent that person from obtaining or providing reproductive health services. 3. Intentionally damage or destroy the property of a reproductive health service facility because the facility provides reproductive health services. 4. By using force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, intentionally injure, intimidate, or interfere with a person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship. 5. Intentionally damage or destroy the property of a place of religious worship. The bill also creates a civil cause of action for persons or entities harmed by an action from the above list and provides that a court may order appropriate relief for individuals who have been harmed and may, in addition, assess civil forfeitures against violators. Under current law, a Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment for up to nine months, or both, and a Class I felony is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment for up to three years and six months, or both. 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 establishes state-level criminal and civil penalties for disrupting access to reproductive health service facilities or places of religious worship, mirroring existing federal law. It defines "facility" as a place providing reproductive health services, "interfere" as restricting movement, "physical obstruction" as making access impassable or hazardous, and "reproductive health services" broadly to include services related to the reproductive system, including pregnancy termination. The bill makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I felony for subsequent offenses to intentionally injure, intimidate, or interfere with someone by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction when they are obtaining or providing reproductive health services, or to damage or destroy property of such a facility. It also applies these penalties to actions that injure, intimidate, or interfere with individuals by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction when they are exercising or seeking to exercise their religious freedom at a place of worship, or to intentionally damage or destroy property of a place of worship. Furthermore, the bill creates a civil right of action for those harmed, allowing courts to order relief, including damages and attorney fees, and permits the attorney general or district attorney to seek civil forfeitures against violators, with amounts varying based on the severity and recurrence of the offense.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (26)

Last Action

Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (on 03/23/2026)
(1 Companion Bills)

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