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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 657

Treatment and diversion programs and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 26, 2016. It's ⁠. Before signing, the governor struck some parts using Wisconsin's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 7, 2016

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 16, 2016

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 388

Latest entry in the official record, May 17, 2016: “Partial veto failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill increases, by $2,000,000 each fiscal year, funding for a grant program administered by the Department of Justice that provides grants to counties that establish alternatives, for individuals charged with certain crimes, to prosecution and incarceration.

Who's behind it

36 lawmakers are its ⁠. 26 are Republicans and 10 are Democrats.

14 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 50 names

Authors (36)

Signed on in support (14)

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.

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 16 to 0 · Feb 8, 2016

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 16 to 0 · Feb 8, 2016

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 16, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 98 to 0 · Feb 16, 2016 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (98)

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 10, 2016

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 Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Mar 15, 2016 · 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. May 17, 2016

    The Assembly voted to override the veto.

  2. May 17, 2016

    “Partial veto placed on calendar 5-17-2016 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)” (the official wording)

  3. Apr 26, 2016

    The new law was published.

  4. Apr 26, 2016

    The governor signed it after striking some parts with a partial veto. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 388.

  5. Apr 21, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  6. Mar 15, 2016

    The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.

  7. Mar 15, 2016

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  8. Mar 10, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  9. Mar 2, 2016

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  10. Mar 1, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. Feb 17, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  12. Feb 17, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  13. Feb 16, 2016

    The Assembly passed it, 98 to 0.

  14. Feb 16, 2016

    The Assembly adopted it.

  15. Feb 10, 2016

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Feb 8, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  17. Feb 8, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 16 to 0.

  18. Feb 4, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  19. Jan 7, 2016

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  20. Jan 7, 2016

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Novak, VanderMeer, Krug, Quinn, Schraa, Loudenbeck, Skowronski, Tittl, Knudson, Swearingen, T. Larson, Steffen, Sanfelippo, Rohrkaste, Jagler, Ballweg, Spiros, A. Ott, Ripp, Kleefisch, Petryk, Czaja, Mursau, Kulp, Gannon, Sinicki, Subeck, Ohnstad, Billings, Hintz, Kolste, Doyle, Goyke, Jorgensen and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Darling, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Wanggaard, Shilling, Ringhand, Vinehout, Erpenbach, Harris Dodd and Hansen

  2. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  3. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  4. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  5. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Nygren

  6. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  9. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  10. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  11. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  12. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 by Committee on Rules

  15. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  16. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  18. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0

  21. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  24. Mar 1, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  25. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor

  26. Mar 9, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  27. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  28. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  29. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  31. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  32. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  33. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  34. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

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

  35. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  37. Mar 24, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2016

  38. Apr 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-21-2016

  39. Apr 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor with partial veto on 4-26-2016. 2013 Wisconsin Act 388

  40. Apr 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 4-27-2016

  41. May 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Partial veto placed on calendar 5-17-2016 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  42. May 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Partial veto failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

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

Official term: Act. More in the glossary

Partial veto

Wisconsin's governor can strike parts of a budget bill and sign the rest into law.

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

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

Partial veto

Wisconsin's governor can strike parts of a budget bill and sign the rest into law.

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