Assembly Bill 681
Orders to commit state prison inmates to a mental health facility
Topics: House of correction, Jail, Mental health: Hospitals and institutes, Prison
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 22, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the procedure to commit a person involuntarily to a mental health facility begins by filing a petition alleging that the person is mentally ill, drug dependent, or developmentally disabled, is a proper subject for treatment, and is dangerous. If these allegations are proven, the person may initially be committed for treatment for a period not to exceed six months, and any consecutive commitment order may not exceed 12 months.
In addition, a procedure to commit an inmate of a prison may begin under an alternative petition, which must allege all of the following: 1) that the inmate is mentally ill, is a proper subject for treatment, and is in need of treatment; 2) that the inmate is informed about his treatment needs; and 3) that less restrictive forms of treatment have been unsuccessful. If these allegations are proven, the inmate may be committed under this alternative petition for not more than 180 days in a 365-day period.
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Under this bill, under the alternative petition, an inmate of a prison may initially be committed for treatment for a period not to exceed six months, and any consecutive commitment order may not exceed 12 months.
Current law also contains a provision describing an alternative petition procedure for committing an inmate of a jail or house of corrections, but this provision does not apply to petitions filed after July 1, 1990. This bill repeals this provision.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . All 4 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Mar 16, 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
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 16, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 16, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Feb 24, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 17, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 16, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 22, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts.
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Jan 22, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 22, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Pasch, Berceau, A. Williams and Hintz;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Lehman, Risser and Lassa
- Jan 22, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 24, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Corrections and the Courts, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:30 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote