# Wisconsin AB53: An Act to amend 940.203 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes; Relating to: special circumstances battery to a community service officer and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin AB53, An Act to amend 940.203 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes; Relating to: special circumstances battery to a community service officer and providing a penalty., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Scott Allen (Republican), David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican) and 10 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB53
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 940.203 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes; Relating to: special circumstances battery to a community service officer and providing a penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Scott Allen (Republican), David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Crime and criminals -- Battery, Legislature -- Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Parole or probation
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brent Jacobson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Amanda Nedweski (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ryan Spaude (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate

## Actions (24)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Anderson added as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Representative Billings added as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Representative Brown added as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-06-27: Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety (Senate)
- 2025-06-24: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2025-06-24: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2025-06-24: Read a third time and passed (House)
- 2025-06-24: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-06-24: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-06-24: Assembly Amendment 1 adopted (House)
- 2025-06-24: Read a second time (House)
- 2025-06-24: Representatives Miresse, O'Connor and Stubbs added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-06-20: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025 (House)
- 2025-05-29: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-05-29: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-05-29: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-05-21: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-05-08: Representative Spaude added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-07: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-03-04: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben (House)
- 2025-02-24: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Armstrong, Murphy, Dittrich, Nedweski, B. Jacobson, Callahan, Brill, Allen, Subeck, Wichgers, Mursau and Behnke; cosponsored by Senators James and Tomczyk (House)

## Bill text

- Assembly Amendment 1, 2025-06-24: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB53-AA1), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB53-AA1.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB53), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB53.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Assembly Amendment 1 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB53-AA1)
- [Assembly Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB53-AA1.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB53)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB53.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB53-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).