Senate Bill 84
Creating a Corrections System Formulary Board in the Department of Corrections, therapeutic alternate drug selections in the state correctional system, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Jul 2, 2015. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 23, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed May 13, 2015
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 40
Latest entry in the official record, Jul 2, 2015: “Published 7-2-2015”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a licensed pharmacist may make therapeutic alternate drug selections, if made in accordance with written guidelines or procedures (a formulary) previously established by: 1) a pharmacy and therapeutics committee of a hospital and approved by the hospital's medical staff, for patients in a hospital; or 2) a quality assessment and assurance committee of a nursing home, for patients in a nursing home. The use of the therapeutic alternate drug selection must have been approved for a patient during the period of the patient's stay within the hospital or nursing home by the patient's attending physician, physician assistant, or, in the case of a hospital, the patient's advanced practice nurse prescriber.
This bill creates a Corrections System Formulary Board (board) in the Department of Corrections (DOC), to consist of two physicians, one of whom is a psychiatrist, a pharmacist, and, at the discretion of the secretary of corrections (secretary), other members, all appointed by the secretary. The bill requires the board to promulgate rules to establish a formulary for prisoners confined in state correctional institutions and allows a pharmacist to make therapeutic alternate drug selections in accordance with that formulary, if approved for a prisoner during his or her period of confinement in a state correctional institution by a physician, an advanced practice nursing prescriber, or a physician assistant. The bill requires that the formulary established by the board apply uniformly within all state correctional institutions.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . All 6 are Republicans.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 28, 2015
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 Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jul 2, 2015
The new law was published.
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Jul 2, 2015
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 40.
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Jun 30, 2015
Sent to the governor.
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May 13, 2015
The Assembly passed it too.
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May 7, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 6, 2015
The Assembly received it.
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May 6, 2015
The Senate passed it.
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May 6, 2015
“Read a third time” (the official wording)
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May 6, 2015
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Apr 28, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Apr 23, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 8, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 27, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 25, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 23, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Mar 23, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 23, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Gudex, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Wanggaard and Vukmir; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, E. Brooks, Kooyenga, Ballweg, Czaja, Murphy, Edming, Quinn, Hintz and Thiesfeldt
- Mar 23, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Mar 25, 2015 · Senate
Representative Horlacher added as a cosponsor
- Mar 27, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 23, 2015 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2015 · Senate
Executive session held
- Apr 28, 2015 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Apr 28, 2015 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- May 4, 2015 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-6-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- May 6, 2015 · Senate
Senator Bewley added as a coauthor
- May 6, 2015 · Senate
Read a second time
- May 6, 2015 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- May 6, 2015 · Senate
Rules suspended
- May 6, 2015 · Senate
Read a third time
- May 6, 2015 · Senate
Passed
- May 6, 2015 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 6, 2015 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- May 7, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- May 7, 2015 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-13-2015 by Committee on Rules
- May 13, 2015 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- May 13, 2015 · Assembly
Read a second time
- May 13, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- May 13, 2015 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- May 13, 2015 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- May 13, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 14, 2015 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jun 10, 2015 · Senate
LRB correction
- Jun 10, 2015 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Jun 30, 2015 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 6-30-2015
- Jul 2, 2015 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 7-1-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 40
- Jul 2, 2015 · Senate
Published 7-2-2015
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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote