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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 478

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orders to commit state prison inmates to a mental health facility.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Risser (D) , Taylor (D)

5 cosponsors

A. Williams (D) , Berceau (D) , Hintz (D) , Miller (D) , Pasch (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 22, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 22, 2010 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Taylor, Lehman, Risser and Lassa;Cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, Berceau, A. Williams and Hintz

  2. Jan 22, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing

  3. Feb 1, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 8, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 12, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 12, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 18, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 22, 2010 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Feb 22, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 23, 2010 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  11. Feb 23, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-25-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Feb 23, 2010 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  13. Feb 25, 2010 · Senate

    Senator Miller added as a coauthor

  14. Feb 25, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 25, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Feb 25, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  17. Feb 25, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  18. Feb 25, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  20. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:30 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22

  22. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Apr 16, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Apr 23, 2010 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-23-2010

  29. May 6, 2010 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 5-6-2010

  30. May 7, 2010 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-7-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 260

  31. May 10, 2010 · Senate

    Published 5-21-2010