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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 633

Using county jail funds for costs related to providing educational and medical services to county jail inmates

Topics: Jail

Became law

The governor signed it on May 7, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 18, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 25, 2010

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Apr 15, 2010

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 256

Latest entry in the official record, May 10, 2010: “Published 5-21-2010”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, if a person is required to pay a fine or a forfeiture for a violation of state law or for a violation of a municipal or county ordinance, with certain exceptions, the person also pays a jail surcharge in the amount of 1 percent of the fine or forfeiture imposed or $10, whichever is greater. If multiple offenses are involved, the person pays the jail surcharge on the basis of each fine or forfeiture, and if a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the person pays a reduced jail surcharge in proportion to the suspension.

The monies collected from jail surcharges are placed in a county jail fund.

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Under current law, counties may make payments for construction, remodeling, repair, or improvement of county jails from county jail funds.

Under this bill, counties may use county jail funds, in addition to the uses allowed under current law, to make payments for costs related to providing educational and medical services to inmates.

Who's behind it

10 lawmakers are its ⁠. 5 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (10)

Signed on in support (7)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 19, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Corrections and the Courts, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 7, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 10, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. May 7, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 256.

  3. May 4, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 15, 2010

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Apr 7, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  6. Mar 17, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Mar 1, 2010

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.

  8. Feb 26, 2010

    The Senate received it.

  9. Feb 25, 2010

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Feb 19, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Feb 19, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  12. Jan 14, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Jan 7, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Dec 18, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts.

  15. Dec 18, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Clark, Ballweg, Grigsby, Gunderson, Molepske Jr., M. Williams, A. Ott, Spanbauer, Parisi and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Taylor, Darling, Miller, Schultz, Risser and Lassa

  2. Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts

  3. Jan 7, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Corrections and the Courts, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  7. Feb 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-25-2010 by committee on Rules

  9. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 26, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Mar 1, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations

  16. Mar 17, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  17. Apr 6, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Apr 7, 2010 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. Apr 7, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Apr 14, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-15-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. May 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 5-4-2010

  29. May 7, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-7-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 256

  30. May 10, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 5-21-2010

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary