Senate Bill 644
Alcohol and other drug assessments in counties and correctional institutions and making an appropriation. (FE)
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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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 allows persons who are inmates in a correctional facility to obtain certain alcohol and other drug assessments at a treatment center operated by the Department of Corrections (DOC). Under current law, a person who is convicted of certain offenses related to operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI-related offense) is generally required to submit to and comply with an assessment by an approved public treatment facility for examination of the person's use of alcohol, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs and for development of a driver safety plan for the person. Approved public treatment facilities are facilities that meet standards established by the Department of Health Services (DHS).
Under the bill, DOC may establish and operate a treatment facility for the purposes of providing court-ordered assessments and developing driver safety plans for persons who are inmates of a correctional facility. The bill requires DOC to comply with the standards and rules established by DHS for treatment facilities and to obtain DHS approval of the treatment facility. The bill also requires a county, tribal, or DOC treatment facility to accept and enforce compliance with a driver safety plan that is established by another county, tribal, or DOC treatment facility.
Who's behind it
Alberta Darling, a Republican, is its .
7 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 11, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 5, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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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 Senator Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Hutton, E. Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Murtha, Mursau and Ballweg
- Jan 27, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 5, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 11, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate