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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 68 |
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| 5 | 5 | | February 23, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives ALLEN, KNODL, BEHNKE, |
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| 6 | 6 | | BODDEN, BROOKS, DUCHOW, DONOVAN, GUNDRUM, MURPHY, PENTERMAN, |
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| 7 | 7 | | RETTINGER, ROZAR, SPIROS and STEFFEN, cosponsored by Senators WANGGAARD, |
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| 8 | 8 | | BRADLEY, HUTTON, NASS and STROEBEL. Referred to Committee on Criminal |
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| 9 | 9 | | Justice and Public Safety. |
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| 10 | 10 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT to amend 940.02 (2) (intro.) of the statutes; relating to: first-degree |
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| 12 | 12 | | reckless homicide and providing a penalty. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 14 | 14 | | Under current law, it is a Class C felony to cause the death of another human |
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| 15 | 15 | | being by manufacture, distribution, or delivery of, or by administering or assisting |
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| 16 | 16 | | in administering, certain schedule I or schedule II controlled substances, controlled |
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| 17 | 17 | | substance analogs, or ketamine or flunitrazepam. A Class C felony is punishable by |
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| 18 | 18 | | a fine of up to $100,000 or imprisonment for up to 40 years, or both. This bill |
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| 19 | 19 | | increases the penalty for such conduct from a Class C to a Class B felony. A Class |
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| 20 | 20 | | B felony is punishable by imprisonment for up to 60 years. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, |
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| 22 | 22 | | the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a |
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| 23 | 23 | | report. |
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| 24 | 24 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 25 | 25 | | enact as follows: |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 1. 940.02 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 27 | 27 | | 940.02 (2) (intro.) Whoever causes the death of another human being under any |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class C B felony: |
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| 29 | 29 | | (END) |
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