STATE OF WISCONSIN
JIM DOYLE
GOVERNOR
State Capitol Room 115 East, Madison, Wisconsin 53702 • (608) 266-1212
• FAX (608) 267-8983 • [email protected]
Friday, June 19, 2009
Contact: Carla Vigue, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162
Governor Doyle Signs Three Bills into Law

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today signed into law Assembly Bills 122,
123 and 124 at the
Wisconsin Judicial Council meeting at the State Capitol. The bills
make important appellate
procedural changes.

Assembly Bill 122 amends and clarifies the appellate procedures
related to the filing of a motion for reconsideration by the Court of
Appeals and a petition for review in the Wisconsin Supreme Court to
promote efficiency for courts and litigants.

Assembly Bill 123 clarifies and establishes integrated appellate
procedures for criminal cases and cases involving children (Children’s
Code), juveniles alleged to be delinquent, protective services,persons
subject to commitment as sexually violent persons or due to mental
health or drug abuse,and persons found not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect.

Assembly Bill 124 clarifies when defendants entering a guilty or no
contest plea can challenge
certain evidentiary rulings on appeal.

Governor Doyle thanked Representatives Hebl and Staskunas, and
Senators Taylor and Risser,
along with the Wisconsin Judicial Council for their work on the three
bills.