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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Senate Bill 350

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

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 22, 2013

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

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

21 senators are its ⁠. 12 are Democrats and 9 are Republicans.

27 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 48 names

Authors (21)

Signed on in support (27)

Versions and amendments

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

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 22, 2013

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.

  3. Oct 22, 2013

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 22, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced 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; cosponsored 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 and Wachs

  2. Oct 22, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Labor

  3. Jan 10, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Harsdorf

  4. Jan 10, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Harsdorf

  5. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor