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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 776

Permits issued to a state crime laboratory to possess, manufacture, or use a controlled substance

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 31, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 22, 2016

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 18, 2016

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 15, 2016

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 298

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 31, 2016: “Published 3-31-2016”

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What it does

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

Under this bill, a permit issued to a state crime laboratory may authorize the laboratory to possess, manufacture, or use a controlled substance without specifying the name or schedule assignment of the controlled substance. Under current law, a permit to possess, manufacture, or use is effective only for a schedule I controlled substance that is specified by name on the permit or for a controlled substance lower than a schedule I controlled substance that is specified by name or schedule on the permit.

Who's behind it

7 representatives are its ⁠. All 7 are Republicans.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 14 names

Authors (7)

Signed on in support (7)

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 15, 2016

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

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, 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

What happened

  1. Mar 31, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 31, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 298.

  3. Mar 29, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 15, 2016

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Mar 10, 2016

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

  6. Mar 1, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Feb 24, 2016

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  8. Feb 23, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  9. Feb 18, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  10. Feb 18, 2016

    10 more representatives signed on in support.

  11. Feb 18, 2016

    The Assembly passed it.

  12. Feb 15, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Feb 15, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  14. Jan 28, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Jan 22, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  16. Jan 22, 2016

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Kulp, Kremer, Duchow, Czaja, A. Ott and Horlacher; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Petrowski, Darling and Ringhand

  2. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jan 28, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  6. Feb 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:44 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  8. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  11. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  12. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Representatives Barca, Kolste, Shankland, Ohnstad, Wachs, Zepnick, Billings, Hesselbein, Spreitzer and Johnson added as coauthors

  13. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 18, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

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

  16. Feb 24, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Hintz added as a coauthor

  17. Feb 24, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  18. Mar 1, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Mar 9, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

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

  21. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

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

  23. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Mar 24, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2016

  30. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  31. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 298

  32. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-31-2016

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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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary