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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 447

Granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 7, 2014. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 18, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 14, 2014

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 18, 2014

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 194

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 7, 2014: “Published 4-8-2014”

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What it does

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 brings another person to an emergency room or other health facility, who summons police or emergency medical assistance, or who administers aid to another person because the aider believes the other person is suffering from an overdose or other adverse reaction to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.

Under the bill, the aider may not be prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog under the circumstances that led him or her to summon or provide emergency assistance.

Read the full summary

Under the bill, a person may not be prosecuted for possessing naloxone or for administering or delivering naloxone to another person if he or she administered naloxone to the other person with the good faith belief that the other person was suffering from an overdose or an adverse reaction to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog and that it was necessary to deliver or administer the naloxone in order to save the other person's life.

Who's behind it

28 lawmakers are its ⁠. 23 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.

23 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 51 names

Authors (28)

Signed on in support (23)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 1 · Jan 9, 2014

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 9, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 0 · Jan 9, 2014

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · Jan 9, 2014

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 96 to 0 · Jan 14, 2014 · 3 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (96)

Didn't vote (3)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 5, 2014

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 Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 7, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 7, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 194.

  3. Apr 4, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 18, 2014

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 17, 2014

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  6. Feb 5, 2014

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

  7. Jan 29, 2014

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Jan 15, 2014

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

  9. Jan 15, 2014

    The Senate received it.

  10. Jan 14, 2014

    The Assembly passed it, 96 to 0.

  11. Jan 14, 2014

    The Assembly adopted it.

  12. Jan 14, 2014

    35 more representatives signed on in support.

  13. Jan 9, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  14. Jan 9, 2014

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Oct 18, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.

  16. Oct 18, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 18, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Nerison, Bernier, Krug, Petryk, Tranel, Bies, Czaja, Endsley, Jagler, Kapenga, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, LeMahieu, Murtha, A. Ott, Petersen, Ripp, Swearingen, Tauchen, Tittl, Berceau, Hulsey, Kahl, Richards, Wachs and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Cowles, L. Taylor, Darling, Jauch, Gudex, Harris, Olsen, Lehman, T. Cullen, Ellis, Shilling, Petrowski, Lazich, Miller, Carpenter, Schultz, Wirch, Erpenbach, Hansen and Risser

  2. Oct 18, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice

  3. Jan 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  4. Jan 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Nygren

  5. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 9, Noes 1

  8. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  9. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  10. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 1-15-2014

  11. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar of 1-15-2014 and take up

  12. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Representatives Barca, Jorgensen, Sinicki, Young, Vruwink, Pasch, Hintz, Sargent, Ringhand, Pope, Wright, Ohnstad, Billings, Stroebel, Kerkman, Steineke, Rodriguez, Loudenbeck, Spiros, Weatherston, Kulp, Thiesfeldt, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, J. Ott, Skowronski, Williams, Brooks, Hesselbein, C. Taylor, Shankland, Jacque, Doyle, Johnson and Zamarripa added as coauthors

  14. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  16. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0

  19. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Jan 15, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Jan 15, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Human Services

  22. Jan 29, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  23. Feb 4, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  24. Feb 5, 2014 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  25. Feb 5, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Moulton added as a cosponsor

  27. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  31. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  32. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  34. Feb 28, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-28-2014

  35. Apr 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2014

  36. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-7-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 194

  37. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-8-2014

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Author

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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

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary