---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: a time limit for processing sexual assault kits. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: a time limit for processing sexual assault kits. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 36"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 36 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Armstrong", "Brooks", "Cabrera", "Donovan", "Green", "Gundrum", "Gustafson", "Kitchens", "Knodl", "Macco", "Moses", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Novak", "O'Connor", "Penterman", "Rettinger", "Steffen", "Subeck", "Tittl", "Tusler"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-13T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a32662eb-4a69-4ee2-a0f7-4a93b7e4d32c"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab36"
source_hash: "0166ec1102b03eb4525d3577563bbb77aa3cbc94c4a751d94506261ef334a825"
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 36 (2023) — Relating to: a time limit for processing sexual assault kits. (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/AB36-AA1-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB36)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0 — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0 — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0 — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Brooks — primary (person)
- Cabrera — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Green — primary (person)
- Gundrum — primary (person)
- Gustafson — primary (person)
- Kitchens — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Macco — primary (person)
- Moses — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Novak — primary (person)
- O'Connor — primary (person)
- Penterman — primary (person)
- Rettinger — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Cabrera, Donovan, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Knodl, Macco, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Subeck, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators James, Ballweg, Cowles, Quinn, Spreitzer and Taylor `introduction`
- **2023-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Andraca added as a coauthor
- **2023-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen
- **2023-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2023-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Representative C. Anderson added as a coauthor
- **2023-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 4-18-2023 by Committee on Rules
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Rozar added as a coauthor
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2023-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Agard added as a cosponsor
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2023-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-8-2023 `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 58 `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-06T06:00:00+00:00** Published 12-7-2023 `became-law`
- **2024-04-10T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Hesselbein added as a cosponsor

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a32662eb-4a69-4ee2-a0f7-4a93b7e4d32c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).