Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB75 Compare Versions

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4	4	2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 75
5	5	February 28, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives DONOVAN, KNODL, MOSES,
6	6	MURSAU, O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN, WICHGERS and RODRIGUEZ, cosponsored by
7	7	Senators HUTTON, BRADLEY, JAMES, NASS and TOMCZYK. Referred to
8	8	Committee on Judiciary.
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11	11	AN ACT to create 165.845 (1r) (a) 3., 165.845 (1r) (f) and 758.19 (8) of the
12	12	statutes; relating to: Department of Justice collection and reporting of
13	13	certain criminal case data.
14	14	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
15	15	This bill requires the Department of Justice to collect from the director of state
16	16	courts all of the following information for each criminal case: 1) the county in which
17	17	the case was filed; 2) the name of the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case; 3)
18	18	the name of the court official assigned to the case; 4) the criminal charge filed; 5)
19	19	the charging recommendation from the referring law enforcement agency, if
20	20	applicable; 6) for each case, whether the court released the defendant without bail,
21	21	upon the execution of an unsecured appearance bond, upon the execution of an
22	22	appearance bond with sufficient solvent sureties, or upon the deposit of cash in lieu
23	23	of sureties, or denied release, and the name of the court official who made the
24	24	decision; 7) for each case for which a court required the execution of an appearance
25	25	bond with sufficient solvent sureties, the monetary amount of the bond and the
26	26	name of the court official who made the decision; 8) for each case for which a court
27	27	required the deposit of cash in lieu of sureties, the monetary amount of cash
28	28	required and the name of the court official who made the decision; 9) any other
29	29	conditions of release imposed on the defendant and the name of the court official
30	30	who made the decision; 10) whether any plea bargain was offered in the case; 11)
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38	38	whether a deferred prosecution agreement was offered in the case; 12) whether any
39	39	charge relating to the case was dismissed; and 13) whether the case resulted in a
40	40	conviction.
41	41	Under the bill, DOJ must annually report the information collected to the
42	42	chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate
43	43	standing committees, and must maintain a database on its website that contains
44	44	the information in a searchable format, for a period of 10 years after a criminal
45	45	charge is filed. Under the bill, DOJ must ensure that the information provided in
46	46	the database does not contain a criminal defendant[s personally identifying
47	47	information.
48	48	For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
49	49	printed as an appendix to this bill.
50	50	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
51	51	enact as follows:
52	52	SECTION 1. 165.845 (1r) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
53	53	165.845 (1r) (a) 3. For each case involving a crime, as defined in s. 939.12,
54	54	that resulted in charges being filed in any circuit court, all of the following
55	55	information, which shall be provided by the director of state courts:
56	56	a. The county in which the case was filed.
57	57	b. The name of the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case.
58	58	c. The name of the court official assigned to the case.
59	59	d. The criminal charge filed.
60	60	e. The charging recommendation from the referring law enforcement agency,
61	61	if applicable.
62	62	f. Whether the court official released the defendant without bail, upon the
63	63	execution of an unsecured appearance bond, upon the execution of an appearance
64	64	bond with sufficient solvent sureties, or upon the deposit of cash in lieu of sureties,
65	65	or denied release under s. 969.035, and the name of the court official who made the
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86	86	g. For each case for which a court official required the execution of an
87	87	appearance bond with sufficient solvent sureties, the monetary amount of the bond
88	88	and the name of the court official who made the decision.
89	89	h. For each case for which a court official required the deposit of cash in lieu of
90	90	sureties, the monetary amount of cash required and the name of the court official
91	91	who made the decision.
92	92	i. Any other conditions of release imposed on the defendant and the name of
93	93	the court official who made the decision.
94	94	j. Whether any plea bargain was offered in the case.
95	95	k. Whether a deferred prosecution agreement was offered in the case.
96	96	L. Whether any charge relating to the case was dismissed.
97	97	m. Whether the case resulted in a conviction.
98	98	SECTION 2. 165.845 (1r) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
99	99	165.845 (1r) (f) Establish a database that is accessible on the department of
100	100	justice[s website in an interactive format that includes, at a minimum, all
101	101	information that is collected under par. (a) 3., and annually submit to the chief clerk
102	102	of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing
103	103	committees under s. 13.172 (3) a report that includes all information that is
104	104	collected under par. (a) 3. The department shall ensure that the database under
105	105	this paragraph is searchable by each category of information under par. (a) 3., that
106	106	the database does not contain any personally identifying information for a criminal
107	107	defendant, and that the data remain available for a period of 10 years after a
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136	136	SECTION 3. 758.19 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
137	137	758.19 (8) For every crime, as defined in s. 939.12, that resulted in charges
138	138	being filed in any circuit court, the director of state courts shall collect from the
139	139	clerk of each circuit court and provide to the department of justice all information
140	140	required for reporting under s. 165.845 (1r) (a) 3.
141	141	SECTION 4. Initial applicability.
142	142	(1) The treatment of ss. 165.845 (1r) (a) 3. and 758.19 (8) first applies to
143	143	criminal case information entered on the effective date of this subsection.
144	144	SECTION 5. Effective date.
145	145	(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
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