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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to: definition of “sexual contact” for purposes of crimes against children and sexual assault and providing a penalty."
+description: "Relating to: definition of “sexual contact” for purposes of crimes against children and sexual assault and providing a penalty."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
+legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "AB 166"
+citation: "Wisconsin AB 166 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Behnke", "Bodden", "Brandtjen", "C. Anderson", "Dittrich", "Donovan", "Gundrum", "Moses", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Nedweski", "Ortiz-Velez", "Rettinger", "Rozar", "Sapik", "Subeck", "Wichgers"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-04-10T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-12-06T06:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e6adbb8-61d9-457f-a768-5892315aa7ac"
+source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab166"
+source_hash: "ff8a8d8ce1baab8350d488657e59f1c71e8d360369aa85ed0f732371b040fbc5"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
+---
+
+# Wisconsin AB 166 (2023) — Relating to: definition of “sexual contact” for purposes of crimes against children and sexual assault and providing a penalty.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB166)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
+- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Behnke — primary (person)
+- Bodden — primary (person)
+- Brandtjen — primary (person)
+- C. Anderson — primary (person)
+- Dittrich — primary (person)
+- Donovan — primary (person)
+- Gundrum — primary (person)
+- Moses — primary (person)
+- Murphy — primary (person)
+- Mursau — primary (person)
+- Nedweski — primary (person)
+- Ortiz-Velez — primary (person)
+- Rettinger — primary (person)
+- Rozar — primary (person)
+- Sapik — primary (person)
+- Subeck — primary (person)
+- Wichgers — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-04-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Rettinger, Nedweski, C. Anderson, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Sapik, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Wanggaard, Marklein and Tomczyk `introduction`
+- **2023-04-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
+- **2023-05-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
+- **2023-05-23T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
+- **2023-05-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-31T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2023-06-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 by Committee on Rules
+- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor
+- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
+- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
+- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
+- **2023-06-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `referral-committee`
+- **2023-09-01T05:00:00+00:00** Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
+- **2023-09-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
+- **2023-09-05T05:00:00+00:00** Senator James added as a cosponsor
+- **2023-09-08T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Maxey added as a coauthor
+- **2023-09-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
+- **2023-09-11T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-09-11T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
+- **2023-09-12T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 9-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
+- **2023-09-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-09-14T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-09-14T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
+- **2023-09-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-09-14T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
+- **2023-09-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
+- **2023-09-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 9-15-2023 `enrolled`
+- **2023-11-30T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023 `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-12-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 61 `executive-signature`
+- **2023-12-06T06:00:00+00:00** Published 12-7-2023 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e6adbb8-61d9-457f-a768-5892315aa7ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).
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