Assembly Bill 121 aims to recodify and reorganize the battery statutes in Wisconsin law, specifically those found in sections 940.19 to 940.208. The bill creates a new subchapter III titled "Bodily security; battery" within chapter 940, which consolidates various battery-related offenses based on the identity of the actor and the victim. It retains the existing penalties for these crimes while updating definitions and reorganizing the structure of the statutes. Notably, the bill expands the definition of "family member" to include grandparents and legal guardians, clarifies the inclusion of jails in the context of bodily harm caused by prisoners, and combines various threats to commit battery into a single crime.

Additionally, the bill makes several amendments and deletions to existing statutes. It renames and renumbers various sections related to battery, including changing "Physical abuse of an elder person" to "Battery to an elder person." The bill also repeals certain cross-references and updates the Criminal Code's definition of pattern criminal gang activity to reflect these changes. Overall, the bill seeks to streamline and clarify the legal framework surrounding battery offenses without altering the penalties associated with them.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 343.12(7)(c)9j, 343.12, 939.22(21)(e), 939.22, 939.22(21)(em)