Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB115 Compare Versions

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4	4	2025 SENATE BILL 115
5	5	March 7, 2025 - Introduced by Senators HUTTON, BRADLEY, NASS, TOMCZYK, JAMES
6	6	and WANGGAARD, cosponsored by Representatives DONOVAN, KNODL, MOSES,
7	7	MURSAU, O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN, WICHGERS, RODRIGUEZ and BEHNKE.
8	8	Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
9	9	AN ACT to create 165.845 (1r) (a) 3., 165.845 (1r) (f) and 758.19 (8) of the
10	10	statutes; relating to: Department of Justice collection and reporting of
11	11	certain criminal case data.
12	12	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
13	13	This bill requires the Department of Justice to collect from the director of state
14	14	courts all of the following information for each criminal case: 1) the county in which
15	15	the case was filed; 2) the name of the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case; 3)
16	16	the name of the court official assigned to the case; 4) the criminal charge filed; 5)
17	17	the charging recommendation from the referring law enforcement agency, if
18	18	applicable; 6) for each case, whether the court released the defendant without bail,
19	19	upon the execution of an unsecured appearance bond, upon the execution of an
20	20	appearance bond with sufficient solvent sureties, or upon the deposit of cash in lieu
21	21	of sureties, or denied release, and the name of the court official who made the
22	22	decision; 7) for each case for which a court required the execution of an appearance
23	23	bond with sufficient solvent sureties, the monetary amount of the bond and the
24	24	name of the court official who made the decision; 8) for each case for which a court
25	25	required the deposit of cash in lieu of sureties, the monetary amount of cash
26	26	required and the name of the court official who made the decision; 9) any other
27	27	conditions of release imposed on the defendant and the name of the court official
28	28	who made the decision; 10) whether any plea bargain was offered in the case; 11)
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36	36	whether a deferred prosecution agreement was offered in the case; 12) whether any
37	37	charge relating to the case was dismissed; and 13) whether the case resulted in a
38	38	conviction.
39	39	Under the bill, DOJ must annually report the information collected to the
40	40	chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate
41	41	standing committees, and must maintain a database on its website that contains
42	42	the information in a searchable format, for a period of 10 years after a criminal
43	43	charge is filed. Under the bill, DOJ must ensure that the information provided in
44	44	the database does not contain a criminal defendant[s personally identifying
45	45	information.
46	46	For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
47	47	printed as an appendix to this bill.
48	48	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
49	49	enact as follows:
50	50	SECTION 1. 165.845 (1r) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
51	51	165.845 (1r) (a) 3. For each case involving a crime, as defined in s. 939.12,
52	52	that resulted in charges being filed in any circuit court, all of the following
53	53	information, which shall be provided by the director of state courts:
54	54	a. The county in which the case was filed.
55	55	b. The name of the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case.
56	56	c. The name of the court official assigned to the case.
57	57	d. The criminal charge filed.
58	58	e. The charging recommendation from the referring law enforcement agency,
59	59	if applicable.
60	60	f. Whether the court official released the defendant without bail, upon the
61	61	execution of an unsecured appearance bond, upon the execution of an appearance
62	62	bond with sufficient solvent sureties, or upon the deposit of cash in lieu of sureties,
63	63	or denied release under s. 969.035, and the name of the court official who made the
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84	84	g. For each case for which a court official required the execution of an
85	85	appearance bond with sufficient solvent sureties, the monetary amount of the bond
86	86	and the name of the court official who made the decision.
87	87	h. For each case for which a court official required the deposit of cash in lieu of
88	88	sureties, the monetary amount of cash required and the name of the court official
89	89	who made the decision.
90	90	i. Any other conditions of release imposed on the defendant and the name of
91	91	the court official who made the decision.
92	92	j. Whether any plea bargain was offered in the case.
93	93	k. Whether a deferred prosecution agreement was offered in the case.
94	94	L. Whether any charge relating to the case was dismissed.
95	95	m. Whether the case resulted in a conviction.
96	96	SECTION 2. 165.845 (1r) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
97	97	165.845 (1r) (f) Establish a database that is accessible on the department of
98	98	justice[s website in an interactive format that includes, at a minimum, all
99	99	information that is collected under par. (a) 3., and annually submit to the chief clerk
100	100	of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing
101	101	committees under s. 13.172 (3) a report that includes all information that is
102	102	collected under par. (a) 3. The department shall ensure that the database under
103	103	this paragraph is searchable by each category of information under par. (a) 3., that
104	104	the database does not contain any personally identifying information for a criminal
105	105	defendant, and that the data remain available for a period of 10 years after a
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134	134	SECTION 3. 758.19 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
135	135	758.19 (8) For every crime, as defined in s. 939.12, that resulted in charges
136	136	being filed in any circuit court, the director of state courts shall collect from the
137	137	clerk of each circuit court and provide to the department of justice all information
138	138	required for reporting under s. 165.845 (1r) (a) 3.
139	139	SECTION 4. Initial applicability.
140	140	(1) The treatment of ss. 165.845 (1r) (a) 3. and 758.19 (8) first applies to
141	141	criminal case information entered on the effective date of this subsection.
142	142	SECTION 5. Effective date.
143	143	(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
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