Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin SB1018: An Act to amend 971.38 (1) and 971.39 (1) (intro.); to create 939.6192 and 967.056 of the statutes; Relating to: penalty for the terrorist crimes against the occupants of a church and providing a penalty.
Status: Failed, March 23, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 971.38 (1) and 971.39 (1) (intro.); to create 939.6192 and 2967.056 of the statutes; relating to: penalty for the terrorist crimes against 3the occupants of a church and providing a penalty. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Current law classifies felonies from Class A felonies to Class I felonies and provides a maximum sentence for each classification. Each sentence is a bifurcated sentence, which is a term of confinement in prison followed by a term of extended supervision in the community…
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
to amend 971.38 (1) and 971.39 (1) (intro.); to create 939.6192 and 2967.056 of the statutes; relating to: penalty for the terrorist crimes against 3the occupants of a church and providing a penalty. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Current law classifies felonies from Class A felonies to Class I felonies and provides a maximum sentence for each classification. Each sentence is a bifurcated sentence, which is a term of confinement in prison followed by a term of extended supervision in the community. Certain crimes, such as some sex offenses, violent crimes, or repeated crimes, have a mandatory minimum term of confinement in prison. This bill imposes a one-year mandatory minimum term of confinement in prison for a person who is convicted of a felony that is committed with the intent to terrorize, intimidate, or coerce two or more occupants of a church. Under current law, a prosecutor may dismiss or amend a criminal charge without approval from the court. Under the bill, a prosecutor must get the court's approval to dismiss or amend a charge if the defendant could be subject to the mandatory minimum sentence created in the bill. The court may approve the dismissal or amendment of such a charge only if the court finds the action is consistent with the public's interest in deterring the commission …