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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 1075
February 26, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives
Doyle
,
J. Jacobson
,
Snodgrass
,
Andraca
,
Sinicki
,
Neubauer
,
Joers
,
Hong
,
Roe
,
Spaude
,
DeSmidt
,
Hysell
,
Emerson
,
Madison
,
Stubbs
,
Palmeri
,
Phelps
,
Moore Omokunde
and
Stroud
, cosponsored by Senators
Roys
,
Drake
,
L. Johnson
,
Ratcliff
,
Larson
,
Spreitzer
and
Hesselbein
. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AB1075,2,2
1
An Act
to amend
48.02 (1d), 48.02 (2), subchapter IX (title) of chapter 48
2
[precedes 48.44], 48.44, 48.45 (1) (a), 48.45 (1) (am), 48.45 (3), 118.163 (4),
3
125.07 (4) (d), 125.07 (4) (e) 1., 125.085 (3) (bt), 165.83 (1) (c) 1., 165.83 (1) (c)
4
2., 301.12 (2m), 301.12 (14) (a), 302.31 (7), 938.02 (1), 938.02 (10m), 938.12 (2),
5
938.18 (2), 938.183 (3), 938.255 (1) (intro.), 938.34 (8), 938.343 (2), 938.344 (3),
6
938.35 (1m), 938.355 (4) (b), 938.355 (4m) (a), 938.39, subchapter IX (title) of
7
chapter 938 [precedes 938.44], 938.44, 938.45 (1) (a), 938.45 (3), 938.48 (4m)
8
(title), 938.48 (4m) (a), 938.48 (4m) (b), 938.48 (14), 938.57 (3) (title), 938.57 (3)
9
(a) (intro.), 938.57 (3) (a) 1., 938.57 (3) (a) 3., 938.57 (3) (b), 946.50 (intro.),
10
948.01 (1), 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.), 948.45 (1), 948.60 (2) (d), 948.61 (4),
11
961.455 (title), 961.455 (1), 961.455 (2), 961.46, 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2),
12
961.575 (1), 961.575 (2), 961.575 (3), 990.01 (3) and 990.01 (20);
to create
1
20.437 (1) (cL) and 48.5275 of the statutes;
relating to:
the age of juvenile
2
court jurisdiction and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Age of juvenile court jurisdiction
This bill raises from 17 to 18 the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Criminal Procedure Code and, on conviction, to sentencing under the Criminal Code. The bill raises from 17 to 18 the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the circuit court or, if applicable, the municipal court.
Under current law, a person 17 years of age or older who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Criminal Procedure Code and, on conviction, is subject to sentencing under the Criminal Code, which may include a sentence of imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons. Currently, subject to certain exceptions, a person under 17 years of age who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Juvenile Justice Code and, on being adjudicated delinquent, is subject to an array of dispositions under that code, including placement in a juvenile correctional facility.
Similarly, under current law, a person 17 years of age or older who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the circuit court or, if applicable, the municipal court, while a person under 17 years of age who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, subject to certain exceptions, is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Juvenile Justice Code.
Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids
Under current law, counties are responsible for paying the costs associated with juvenile delinquency-related services, including the costs for a placement of a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility, juvenile detention facility, or the juvenile portion of a county jail. The bill creates a sum sufficient appropriation for Department of Children and Families to reimburse counties, beginning on January 1, 2026, for costs associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB1075,1
1
Section
1
.
20.437 (1) (cL) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1075,3,3
2
20.437
(1)
(cL)
Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids.
A sum sufficient for
3
the purposes under s. 48.5275.
AB1075,2
4
Section
2
.
48.02 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,3,8
5
48.02
(1d)
“Adult” means a person who is 18 years of age or older
, except that
6
for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated
7
any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, “adult”
8
means a person who has attained 17 years of age
.
AB1075,3
9
Section
3
.
48.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,3,14
10
48.02
(2)
“Child,” when used without further qualification, means a person
11
who is less than 18 years of age
, except that for purposes of investigating or
12
prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law
13
or any civil law or municipal ordinance, “child” does not include a person who has
14
attained 17 years of age
.
AB1075,4
15
Section
4
.
Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 48 [precedes 48.44] of the statutes
16
is amended to read:
AB1075,3,17
17
CHAPTER 48
AB1075,3,20
18
SUBCHAPTER IX
19
JURISDICTION OVER
PERSON 17
20
OR OLDER
ADULTS
AB1075,5
21
Section
5
.
48.44 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,4,3
22
48.44
Jurisdiction over
persons 17 or older
adults
.
The court has
1
jurisdiction over
persons 17 years of age or older
adults
as provided under ss.
2
48.133, 48.355 (4), 48.357 (6), 48.365 (5), and 48.45 and as otherwise specifically
3
provided in this chapter.
AB1075,6
4
Section
6
.
48.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,4,12
5
48.45
(1)
(a) If in the hearing of a case of a child alleged to be in a condition
6
described in s. 48.13 it appears that any
person 17 years of age or older
adult
has
7
been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or
8
omission
, such
that
condition of the child, the judge may make orders with respect
9
to the conduct of
such
that
person in his or her relationship to the child, including
10
orders determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care
11
of the child and directing when, how
,
and
from
where funds for the maintenance or
12
care shall be paid.
AB1075,7
13
Section
7
.
48.45 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,4,20
14
48.45
(1)
(am) If in the hearing of a case of an unborn child and the unborn
15
child’s expectant mother alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.133 it
16
appears that any
person 17 years of age or over
adult
has been guilty of contributing
17
to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission
, such
that
condition of
18
the unborn child and expectant mother, the judge may make orders with respect to
19
the conduct of
such
that
person in his or her relationship to the unborn child and
20
expectant mother.
AB1075,8
21
Section
8
.
48.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,5,4
22
48.45
(3)
If it appears at a court hearing that any
person 17 years of age or
23
older
adult
has violated s. 948.40, the judge shall refer the record to the district
1
attorney for criminal proceedings as may be warranted in the district attorney’s
2
judgment. This subsection does not prevent prosecution of violations of s. 948.40
3
without the prior reference by the judge to the district attorney, as in other criminal
4
cases.
AB1075,9
5
Section
9
.
48.5275 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1075,5,10
6
48.5275
Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids.
Notwithstanding s.
7
48.526, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (cL), beginning on January 1,
8
2026, the department shall reimburse counties for the costs under s. 48.526 (2) (c)
9
associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal
10
criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17.
AB1075,10
11
Section
10
.
118.163 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,5,13
12
118.163
(4)
A person who is
under 17 years of age
a minor
on the date of
13
disposition is subject to s. 938.342.
AB1075,11
14
Section
11
.
125.07 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,5,18
15
125.07
(4)
(d) A person who is
under 17 years of age
a minor
on the date of
16
disposition is subject to s. 938.344 unless proceedings have been instituted against
17
the person in a court of civil or criminal jurisdiction after dismissal of the citation
18
under s. 938.344 (3).
AB1075,12
19
Section
12
.
125.07 (4) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,5,21
20
125.07
(4)
(e) 1. In this paragraph, “defendant” means a person found guilty of
21
violating par. (a) or (b) who is
17, 18, 19 or 20
an adult under 21
years of age.
AB1075,13
22
Section
13
.
125.085 (3) (bt) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,6,3
23
125.085
(3)
(bt) A person who is
under 17 years of age
a minor
on the date of
1
disposition is subject to s. 938.344 unless proceedings have been instituted against
2
the person in a court of civil or criminal jurisdiction after dismissal of the citation
3
under s. 938.344 (3).
AB1075,14
4
Section
14
.
165.83 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,6,6
5
165.83
(1)
(c) 1. An act that is committed by
a person who has attained the
6
age of 17
an adult
and that is a felony or a misdemeanor.
AB1075,15
7
Section
15
.
165.83 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,6,10
8
165.83
(1)
(c) 2. An act that is committed by a
person
minor
who has attained
9
the age of 10
but who has not attained the age of 17
and that would be a felony or
10
misdemeanor if committed by an adult.
AB1075,16
11
Section
16
.
301.12 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,6,14
12
301.12
(2m)
The liability specified in sub. (2) shall not apply to
persons 17
13
and older
adults
receiving care, maintenance, services
,
and supplies provided by
14
prisons named in s. 302.01.
AB1075,17
15
Section
17
.
301.12 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,7,4
16
301.12
(14)
(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), liability of a person
17
specified in sub. (2) or s. 301.03 (18) for care and maintenance of
persons under 17
18
years of age
minors
in residential, nonmedical facilities such as group homes, foster
19
homes, residential care centers for children and youth, and juvenile correctional
20
institutions is determined in accordance with the cost-based fee established under
21
s. 301.03 (18). The department shall bill the liable person up to any amount of
22
liability not paid by an insurer under s. 632.89 (2) or (4m) or by other 3rd-party
23
benefits, subject to rules that include formulas governing ability to pay
1
promulgated by the department under s. 301.03 (18). Any liability of the resident
2
not payable by any other person terminates when the resident
reaches age 17
3
becomes an adult
, unless the liable person has prevented payment by any act or
4
omission.
AB1075,18
5
Section
18
.
302.31 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,7,11
6
302.31
(7)
The temporary placement of persons in the custody of the
7
department, other than
persons under 17 years of age
minors
, and
persons who
8
have attained the age of 17 years but have not attained
adults under
the age of 25
9
years who are under the supervision of the department under s. 938.355 (4) and
10
who have been taken into custody pending revocation of community supervision or
11
aftercare supervision under s. 938.357 (5) (e).
AB1075,19
12
Section
19
.
938.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1075,7,16
13
938.02
(1)
“Adult” means a person who is 18 years of age or older
, except that
14
for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated
15
any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, “adult”
16
means a person who has attained 17 years of age
.
AB1075,20
17
Section
20
.
938.02 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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