Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

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33 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
44 2023 SENATE BILL 558
55 October 23, 2023 - Introduced by Senators JACQUE, NASS and TOMCZYK, cosponsored
66 by Representatives PENTERMAN, RETTINGER, BEHNKE, DITTRICH and WICHGERS.
77 Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
88 AN ACT to amend 943.01 (2) (e) and 943.017 (2) (e) of the statutes; relating to:
99 damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty.
1010 Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
1111 Under current law, it is a Class I felony to damage or graffiti certain vehicles,
1212 highways, common carrier property, grand juror property, and state-owned
1313 historical property. This bill makes it a Class I felony to damage or graffiti any
1414 structure, plaque, statue, painting, or other monument of commemorative or
1515 historical significance that is on public property or is maintained by the state or any
1616 county or municipality.
1717 Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
1818 the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
1919 report.
2020 The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
2121 enact as follows:
2222 SECTION 1. 943.01 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
2323 943.01 (2) (e) The property damaged is on state-owned publicly owned land or
2424 is maintained by the state or any county or municipality and either is listed on the
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3232 registry under sub. (5) or is a structure, plaque, statue, painting, or other monument
3333 of commemorative or historical significance.
3434 SECTION 2. 943.017 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
3535 943.017 (2) (e) The property affected is on state-owned publicly owned land or
3636 is maintained by the state or any county or municipality and either is listed on the
3737 registry under s. 943.01 or is a structure, plaque, statue, painting, or other
3838 monument of commemorative or historical significance.
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