Senate Bill 643
Including a heroin metabolite in the definition of a restricted controlled substance for the purpose of chemical testing for intoxication
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 27, 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.
This bill adds a heroin metabolite to the definition of a restricted controlled substance for which a person's blood may be tested in order to determine whether a person has operated a vehicle under the influence of a restricted controlled substance.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . 6 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
23 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (23)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 27, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Jan 27, 2016
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 27, 2016 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Darling, Cowles, Harsdorf, LeMahieu, Nass, Olsen and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Nygren, Allen, Craig, Brandtjen, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Knodl, Kolste, T. Larson, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Schraa, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Subeck, Thiesfeldt and Novak
- Jan 27, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- 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