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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 448

Programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)

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 198

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.

Under current law, a person may not, and it is often a crime to, deliver, receive, or possess certain drugs unless the person is a licensed pharmacist or other licensed practitioner or has a valid prescription for the drug.

Under this bill, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may authorize the operation of drug disposal programs in this state to receive, for destruction, drugs, including prescription drugs, controlled substances and controlled substance analogs, and certain medical and drug delivery devices (collectively, pharmaceutical items). DOJ may authorize a person to operate a drug disposal program if, among other things, the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of DOJ that the program's receipt of pharmaceutical items will comply with federal and state laws applicable to the transportation and delivery of pharmaceutical items. The bill requires a drug disposal program to adopt policies and procedures that describe in detail the place and manner of the program's operation, provide the 24-hour contact information for at least one person in this state who is responsible for the program, and ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws. DOJ must approve the policies and procedures before a drug disposal program may begin operation.

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The bill also provides that a city, village, town, or county (political subdivision) may operate or authorize another person to operate a drug disposal program within the political subdivision's borders. A drug disposal program that a political subdivision operates or authorizes must adopt policies and procedures similar to those described above, but the program need not obtain approval from DOJ.

However, without DOJ approval, the program may not receive pharmaceutical items except by means of in-person delivery within the political subdivision's borders.

Finally, the bill authorizes a person who lawfully possesses a prescription drug, or the person's guardian, trustee, or personal representative, to grant written authorization to certain other persons to destroy the prescription drug. Under the bill, such a written authorization is only valid if the authorization satisfies certain conditions, including that the authorization describes the prescription drug with reasonable specificity and that the authorization and the prescription drug were obtained by the person authorized to destroy the prescription drug without the payment of money or something else of value.

Who's behind it

38 lawmakers are its ⁠. 28 are Republicans and 10 are Democrats.

24 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 62 names

Authors (38)

Signed on in support (24)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

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, 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 1 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 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 198.

  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

    34 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. Jan 9, 2014

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Nov 1, 2013

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  17. Oct 18, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.

  18. Oct 18, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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

    Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Bernier, Krug, Nerison, Petryk, Tranel, Bies, Born, Craig, Czaja, Endsley, Jagler, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Mursau, Murtha, A. Ott, Petersen, Ripp, Strachota, Swearingen, Tauchen, Tittl, Bernard Schaber, Doyle, Genrich, Hulsey, Johnson, Kahl, Richards, Smith, Wachs, Schraa, Ballweg and Billings; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Cowles, L. Taylor, Darling, Jauch, Gudex, Grothman, Olsen, T. Cullen, Lassa, 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. Nov 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Senator Vukmir added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  5. Jan 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Nygren

  6. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  10. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

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

  11. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

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

  12. Jan 9, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 1-15-2014

  13. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

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

  14. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

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

  16. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  17. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  18. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

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

  21. Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Jan 15, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Jan 15, 2014 · Senate

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

  24. Jan 29, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  25. Feb 4, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  26. Feb 5, 2014 · Senate

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

  27. Feb 5, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  28. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Moulton added as a cosponsor

  29. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

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

  30. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  31. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  32. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  33. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  34. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  35. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  36. Feb 28, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-28-2014

  37. Apr 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2014

  38. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-7-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 198

  39. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-8-2014

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Author

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Signed on in support

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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

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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

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