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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 668

Providing grants to counties that offer substance abuse treatment and diversion from incarceration and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

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

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 24, 2014

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 95 to 0

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 197

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, the Department of Justice (DOJ) provides grants to counties that have established qualifying treatment and diversion (TAD) programs for persons who are or may be charged with, or who are convicted of, an offense related to the person's use or abuse of alcohol or other drugs. TAD programs are intended to offer alternatives to prosecution or incarceration. Current law requires DOJ to evaluate the grant program every two years.

This bill increases funding for TAD grants by $1,500,000 in each fiscal year of the current fiscal biennium. The bill requires each county that receives a TAD grant to submit to DOJ data requested by DOJ for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the county's TAD program. The bill requires DOJ to prepare an annual progress report using that data and, every five years, to prepare a comprehensive report for submission to the legislature that provides a cost benefit analysis of the TAD grant program.

Who's behind it

46 lawmakers are its ⁠. 24 are Republicans and 22 are Democrats.

20 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 66 names

Authors (46)

Signed on in support (20)

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 vote to pass it

Passed, 95 to 0 · Feb 20, 2014 · 4 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (95)

Didn't vote (4)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 20, 2014

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

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 14, 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, 32 to 0 · Mar 18, 2014 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, 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 197.

  3. Apr 4, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 18, 2014

    The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.

  5. Mar 18, 2014

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  6. Mar 14, 2014

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

  7. Mar 13, 2014

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  8. Feb 27, 2014

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  9. Feb 24, 2014

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

  10. Feb 21, 2014

    The Senate received it.

  11. Feb 20, 2014

    4 more representatives signed on in support.

  12. Feb 20, 2014

    The Assembly passed it, 95 to 0.

  13. Feb 20, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  14. Feb 20, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  15. Feb 19, 2014

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Feb 3, 2014 to Feb 7, 2014

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  17. Jan 24, 2014

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  18. Jan 24, 2014

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 24, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Bies, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, Brooks, Endsley, Kaufert, Kleefisch, Knudson, Kooyenga, Krug, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Murphy, Mursau, A. Ott, Petryk, Schraa, Spiros, Strachota, Tranel, Weatherston, Barnes, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Billings, Clark, Doyle, Goyke, Hesselbein, Hintz, Johnson, Kahl, Kolste, Mason, Ohnstad, Pasch, Riemer, Richards, Ringhand, C. Taylor, Wachs, Wright and Young; cosponsored by Senators Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Cowles, Gudex, Harsdorf, Leibham, Olsen, Petrowski, Carpenter, Harris, Jauch, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout, Wirch and Lehman

  2. Jan 24, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  3. Feb 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Shankland added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 19, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 19, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 19, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  8. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  9. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  10. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up

  11. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 0

  15. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Representatives Jorgensen, Bewley, Hulsey and Jagler added as coauthors

  16. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 21, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Feb 24, 2014 · Senate

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

  19. Feb 27, 2014 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  20. Mar 13, 2014 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Health and Human Services and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  21. Mar 13, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Mar 14, 2014 · Senate

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

  23. Mar 14, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Erpenbach

  25. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  26. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor

  27. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Carpenter

  28. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 laid on table

  30. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  32. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  33. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  35. Mar 24, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2014

  36. Apr 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2014

  37. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-7-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 197

  38. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-8-2014

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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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

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