Assembly Bill 361
Granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for a person who seeks aid for another person
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Sep 13, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for a person (aider) who summons aid for another person the aider believes is suffering an overdose of, or other adverse reaction to, alcohol or a controlled substance. Under the bill, if an aider brings another person to an emergency room or other health care facility or summons police or emergency medical assistance because the aider believes the other person is suffering an overdose or other adverse reaction, the aider generally has the right to remain anonymous and may leave the scene at any time.
Under the bill, the aider may not be prosecuted for using or possessing alcohol or a controlled substance under the circumstances leading to other person's adverse reaction. Under the bill, the aider may be required to identify himself or herself and may not be allowed to leave if a law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or other health care provider believes aider poses an imminent risk of harm or himself or herself or to another person.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . 8 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 13, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Sep 13, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 13, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bewley, Wright, C. Taylor, Kessler, Pope, Doyle, Ohnstad, Johnson and A. Ott; cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Harris, Miller, T. Cullen and Risser
- Sep 13, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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