Assembly Bill 172
Increasing the reduction in Wisconsin Works benefits based on a positive drug test, paying the amount of the reduction to dependent children in the group, and granting rule-making authority
Topics: Alcohol and other drug abuse, Children: Protection and services, Drugs, Wisconsin Works
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 8, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Among the types of assistance that the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program under current law provides are work experience and benefits for low-income custodial parents who are at least 18 years old. W-2 has three categories of employment positions: 1) trial jobs, under which an individual receives at least minimum wage from an employer and the W-2 agency pays a wage subsidy to the employer equal to the wages that the employer actually pays the individual, up to 40 hours per week at minimum wage; 2) community service jobs, under which an individual works in a project that serves a useful public purpose or that will generate revenue to wholly or partially offset the project's cost and receives a monthly grant of up to $673 from the W-2 agency; and 3) transitional placements, under which an individual participates in work activities in a community rehabilitation program, a job similar to a community service job, or volunteer activities and receives a monthly grant of up to $628 from the W-2 agency.
Under current law, if an individual in a community service job or a transitional placement was convicted after August 22, 1996, in any state or federal court of a felony that has as an element possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, the individual must submit to a test for use of a controlled substance (drug use test). If the drug use test results are positive, the individual's benefit is reduced by up to 15 percent for at least 12 months, and the W-2 agency may require the individual to participate in a drug abuse evaluation, assessment, and treatment program.
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This bill increases the possible reduction in an individual's benefit for a positive drug use test result to at least 25 percent but not more than 50 percent and provides that the other members of the individual's W-2 group who are dependent children would continue to receive the amount by which the individual's benefit is reduced in the form of protective or vendor payments in the manner prescribed by the Department of Children and Families by rule. A W-2 group consists of all of the following: 1) an individual who is a custodial parent and his or her dependent children; 2) all dependent children with respect to whom the individual's dependent child is a custodial parent; and 3) the individual's spouse or nonmarital coparent residing in the same household and all dependent children with respect to whom the spouse or nonmarital coparent is a custodial parent. A dependent child is defined as a child who lives with a parent and who is under 18 years old, or under 19 years old if he or she is a full-time student in a secondary school or a vocational or technical equivalent.
Who's behind it
16 lawmakers are its . All 16 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (16)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 24, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 8, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Jun 8, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 8, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Pridemore, Krug, Jacque, Petryk, Kerkman, Honadel, Wynn, Spanbauer, LeMahieu, Nass, Steineke, Brooks, Kleefisch, Kaufert and Kuglitsch;Cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard
- Jun 8, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Children and Families
- Aug 24, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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