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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 129 |
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| 5 | 5 | | March 24, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives DITTRICH, SUBECK, PENTERMAN, |
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| 6 | 6 | | KRUG, GUNDRUM, BODDEN, ROZAR, EMERSON, RODRIGUEZ, SCHUTT, KITCHENS, |
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| 7 | 7 | | SINICKI, ANDRACA, BROOKS, GREEN, JOERS, BRANDTJEN, ORTIZ-VELEZ, CONLEY, |
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| 8 | 8 | | GUSTAFSON, JACOBSON, ALLEN, J. ANDERSON, CLANCY, C. ANDERSON, OHNSTAD, |
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| 9 | 9 | | MADISON, CONSIDINE, S. JOHNSON, BALDEH, SHANKLAND, MURSAU and STUBBS, |
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| 10 | 10 | | cosponsored by Senators BALLWEG, AGARD, ROYS, HESSELBEIN, SPREITZER, |
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| 11 | 11 | | STROEBEL, LARSON, WIRCH and MARKLEIN. Referred to Committee on Criminal |
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| 12 | 12 | | Justice and Public Safety. |
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| 13 | 13 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT to amend 940.225 (2) (j) and 940.225 (5) (abm) of the statutes; relating |
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| 15 | 15 | | to: sexual assault by a health care provider and providing a penalty. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 17 | 17 | | Under current law, it is a Class C felony for a person who is a licensee, employee, |
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| 18 | 18 | | or nonclient resident of an entity that provides various welfare, foster, adoption, and |
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| 19 | 19 | | health services, including a hospital, to have sexual contact or sexual intercourse |
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| 20 | 20 | | with a client of the entity. Under some but not all circumstances, this prohibition |
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| 21 | 21 | | applies to various health care providers and their clients. Under this bill, it is also |
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| 22 | 22 | | a Class C felony for a health care provider to have sexual contact or sexual |
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| 23 | 23 | | intercourse with a client. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Under current law, with some exceptions, a person is required to register as a |
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| 25 | 25 | | sex offender for certain crimes that are sexually motivated. Under the bill, the new |
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| 26 | 26 | | offense of sexual contact or sexual intercourse by a health care provider is subject to |
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| 27 | 27 | | this provision. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, |
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| 29 | 29 | | the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a |
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| 30 | 30 | | report. |
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| 31 | 31 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 32 | 32 | | enact as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 1. 940.225 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 129 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 940.225 (2) (j) Is a licensee, employee, or nonclient resident of an entity, as |
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| 40 | 40 | | defined in s. 48.685 (1) (b) or 50.065 (1) (c), and has sexual contact or sexual |
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| 41 | 41 | | intercourse with a client of the entity, or is a health care provider under s. 146.81 (1) |
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| 42 | 42 | | (a) to (hp) and has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a client. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. 940.225 (5) (abm) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 44 | 44 | | 940.225 (5) (abm) “Client" means an individual who receives direct care or |
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| 45 | 45 | | treatment services from a health care provider or an entity. |
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