Senate Bill 623
Permits issued to a state crime laboratory to possess, manufacture, or use a controlled substance
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.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 22, 2016
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
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. 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
What it would have done
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
4 senators are its . 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
16 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (16)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 19, 2016 to Feb 24, 2016
9 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 22, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Jan 22, 2016
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 22, 2016 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Petrowski, Darling and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Kulp, Kremer, Duchow, Czaja, A. Ott and Horlacher
- Jan 22, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 19, 2016 · Senate
Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2016 · Senate
Representative Hesselbein added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2016 · Senate
Representative Zepnick added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2016 · Senate
Representative Ohnstad added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2016 · Senate
Representative Barca added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2016 · Senate
Representative Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2016 · Senate
Representative Wachs added as a cosponsor
- Feb 24, 2016 · Senate
Representative Hintz added as a cosponsor
- Feb 24, 2016 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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.
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. 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor