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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 556

Strip searches. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 16, 2014. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 12, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 18, 2014

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 18 to 15

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 317

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 16, 2014: “Published 4-17-2014”

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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 be strip searched when he or she is arrested for any felony, for certain misdemeanors, or for any misdemeanor or civil violation if there is probable cause to believe that the person is concealing a weapon or concealing something that would constitute evidence of the offense for which he or she has been detained.

Current law requires that the person conducting the strip search is the same sex as the person searched (detainee), unless the search is a body cavity search conducted by a physician, physician assistant or registered nurse, that the detainee be shielded from the view of any person not conducting the search, that the search not be video or audio recorded, that the person conducting the search generally obtains the prior written permission from the chief, sheriff, or law enforcement administrator for his or her jurisdiction, and that the person conducting the search prepares and provides to the detainee a written report that sets forth the details of the search and its authorization.

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Under current law, those requirements do not apply if the detainee is confined as a condition of probation or to serve a sentence after a criminal conviction, if the detainee is confined in a juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care center, or if the detainee is committed, transferred, or admitted to certain mental health facilities.

Under this bill, a person may be strip searched, subject to the requirements imposed under current law, if he or she is arrested or otherwise lawfully detained by law enforcement, and he or she will be incarcerated, imprisoned or otherwise detained in a jail or prison with one or more other persons.

Who's behind it

10 lawmakers are its ⁠. 9 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 11 names

Authors (10)

Signed on in support (1)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Feb 13, 2014

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 3 · Feb 13, 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 Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 31, 2014

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

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 18 to 15 · Apr 1, 2014

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 16, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 16, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 317.

  3. Apr 15, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 1, 2014

    The Senate passed it too, 18 to 15.

  5. Mar 31, 2014

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Feb 19, 2014

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 19, 2014

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 18, 2014

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Feb 18, 2014

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Feb 18, 2014

    “Placed on the calendar of 2-18-2014 following Assembly Bill 746” (the official wording)

  11. Feb 13, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Feb 13, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 3.

  13. Jan 6, 2014

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Dec 19, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Dec 19, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Dec 12, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

  17. Dec 12, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Stroebel, Krug, Bies, Murphy, Born, Marklein, A. Ott, Pridemore, Brooks and Smith; cosponsored by Senator Leibham

  2. Dec 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Dec 19, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 19, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 19, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke

  8. Feb 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Goyke

  9. Feb 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Goyke

  10. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Committee on Judiciary

  12. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  13. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  14. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  15. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2014 by Committee on Rules

  16. Feb 17, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Goyke

  17. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on the calendar of 2-18-2014 following Assembly Bill 746

  18. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  19. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 adopted

  20. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 withdrawn and returned to author

  21. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representative Goyke

  22. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 withdrawn and returned to author

  23. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 7 offered by Representative Goyke

  24. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 7 withdrawn and returned to author

  25. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 8 offered by Representatives Craig, Neylon, Kooyenga, Sanfelippo, Knudson, Kessler and Goyke

  26. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 8 adopted

  27. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  29. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  30. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  32. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  33. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  34. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  35. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-1-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  36. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  37. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  38. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  39. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  40. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  41. Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  42. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-7-2014

  43. Apr 15, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-15-2014

  44. Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 317

  45. Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2014

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Cost estimate

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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