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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 701

Opioid treatment programs and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

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

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 31, 2014

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 20, 2014

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 195

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 requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to create two or three regional comprehensive opioid treatment programs to provide treatment for opiate addiction in rural and underserved, high-need areas. In creating the program, DHS must obtain and review proposals for opioid treatment programs in accordance with its request-for-proposal procedures. These programs may not offer methadone treatment.

An opioid treatment program, under the bill, must offer an assessment to individuals in need of service to determine what type of treatment is needed. The opioid treatment program must provide counseling, medication-assisted treatment, and abstinence-based treatment. If a licensed residential program is necessary for an individual, the opioid treatment program must transition the individual there.

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The opioid treatment program must transition individuals who have completed treatment to county-based or private post-treatment care. The bill also requires DHS to submit annually, beginning approximately two years after the bill's effective date, a progress report on the outcomes of the opioid treatment program to the Joint Committee on Finance and appropriate standing committees of the legislature.

Who's behind it

28 lawmakers are its ⁠. 22 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 36 names

Authors (28)

Signed on in support (8)

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 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 on an amendment

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 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, 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 as amended 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 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, 33 to 0 · 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 33, 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 195.

  3. Apr 4, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 1, 2014

    The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.

  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. Mar 19, 2014

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 24, 2014

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

  8. Feb 21, 2014

    The Senate received it.

  9. Feb 20, 2014

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  10. Feb 20, 2014

    The Assembly passed it, 95 to 0.

  11. Feb 20, 2014

    The Assembly adopted it.

  12. Feb 20, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Feb 20, 2014

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

  14. Feb 19, 2014

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Feb 10, 2014

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Feb 5, 2014

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  17. Jan 31, 2014

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  18. Jan 31, 2014

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 31, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Jagler, Ballweg, Bies, Czaja, Endsley, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Krug, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Murphy, A. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Rodriguez, Swearingen, Tranel, Billings, Goyke, Kahl, Richards, Ringhand and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Harsdorf, Gudex, Olsen and Schultz

  2. Jan 31, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  3. Feb 5, 2014 · Assembly

    Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 10, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 17, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  6. Feb 19, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Feb 19, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  9. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

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

  10. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  11. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up

  12. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

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

  17. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Bewley added as a coauthor

  18. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Jorgensen added as a coauthor

  19. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 21, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Feb 24, 2014 · Senate

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

  22. Mar 19, 2014 · Senate

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

  23. Mar 19, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

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

  25. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

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

  26. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  29. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  30. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  32. Apr 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-3-2014

  33. Apr 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2014

  34. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-7-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 195

  35. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-8-2014

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

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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

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

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