---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: conditions for release prior to conviction, including the imposition of bail (second consideration)."
description: "Relating to: conditions for release prior to conviction, including the imposition of bail (second consideration)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SJR 2"
citation: "Wisconsin SJR 2 (2023)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley", "Feyen", "James", "Quinn", "Stroebel", "Testin", "Wanggaard"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-05T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-11T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75b85f8a-0585-47d2-9c1e-bc6e453123db"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/joint_resolution/sjr2"
source_hash: "e90782044c13212febaf149ceeed9f7292bf60f38837149401bdac894e569a5d"
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 SJR 2 (2023) — Relating to: conditions for release prior to conviction, including the imposition of bail (second consideration).

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled Joint Resolution** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2023/REG/SJR2)
2. **Joint Resolution Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/SJR2)

## Votes

- Refused to refer to committee on Judiciary, Ayes 35, Noes 62 — **35–62** (fail) · lower
- Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3 — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **74–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bradley — primary (person)
- Feyen — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- Quinn — primary (person)
- Stroebel — primary (person)
- Testin — primary (person)
- Wanggaard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Bradley, Testin, Stroebel, James, Quinn and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Neylon, Allen, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kurtz, Macco, Magnafici, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Snyder, Sortwell, Steffen, Tittl, Wichgers and Wittke `introduction`
- **2023-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Felzkowski added as a coauthor
- **2023-01-10T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-01-11T06:00:00+00:00** Representatives Brooks and Donovan added as cosponsors
- **2023-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-01-13T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give joint resolution its third reading
- **2023-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 23, Noes 9 `reading-3`
- **2023-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2023-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-19-2023 by Committee on Rules
- **2023-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2023-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2023-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Refused to refer to committee on Judiciary, Ayes 35, Noes 62
- **2023-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 74, Noes 23 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2023-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 1-19-2023
- **2023-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Published 5-11-2023. Enrolled Joint Resolution 2 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75b85f8a-0585-47d2-9c1e-bc6e453123db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).