---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: requirements for releasing a prisoner to parole or extended supervision. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: requirements for releasing a prisoner to parole or extended supervision. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 237"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 237 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Behnke", "Binsfeld", "Brandtjen", "Donovan", "Duchow", "Green", "Gundrum", "Maxey", "Michalski", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Nedweski", "Penterman", "Rettinger", "Rozar", "Tittl", "Wichgers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47086039-22b7-48d4-82f7-f7d400196b9a"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab237"
source_hash: "4de184dc727fd5655a7d5fd15058e0b5ccb99b12590aa01f48f69768b38e6e19"
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 237 (2023) — Relating to: requirements for releasing a prisoner to parole or extended supervision. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB237-AA1)
2. **Assembly Amendment 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB237-AA3)
3. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB237)

## Votes

- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 10, Noes 3 — **10–3** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Behnke — primary (person)
- Binsfeld — primary (person)
- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Green — primary (person)
- Gundrum — primary (person)
- Maxey — primary (person)
- Michalski — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Nedweski — primary (person)
- Penterman — primary (person)
- Rettinger — primary (person)
- Rozar — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Maxey, Rettinger, Allen, Behnke, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Donovan, Green, Gundrum, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Rozar, Tittl, Wichgers, Duchow, Michalski and Nedweski; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Wanggaard, Ballweg, Hutton, Marklein, Nass and Testin `introduction`
- **2023-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- **2023-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2023-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-08-08T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Maxey
- **2023-09-18T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Goyke
- **2023-09-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-09-19T05:00:00+00:00** Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- **2023-10-19T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 13, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-10-19T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 10, Noes 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-10-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
- **2024-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Maxey
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 3 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2024-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2024-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2024-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- **2024-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 2-23-2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 230 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-28-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47086039-22b7-48d4-82f7-f7d400196b9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).