Assembly Bill 385
Requiring controlled substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment for eligibility for economic development programs. (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
Jun 14, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. 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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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
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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 requires each individual applying to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to participate in an economic development program in his or her individual capacity and each individual who is an owner, shareholder, partner, member, principal, officer, director, or manager, subject to certain limitations, of a business applying to WEDC to participate in an economic development program to complete a questionnaire or other screening instrument concerning the abuse of controlled substances. If, on the basis of screening results, WEDC determines that there is a reasonable suspicion that an individual is abusing a controlled substance, WEDC must require the individual to undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance in order for the individual or business to be eligible to participate in an economic development program administered by WEDC. Unless an individual has a prescription for the controlled substance, positive test results make an individual or business ineligible to participate in an economic development program.
Under the bill, an individual or business may still participate in an economic development program if an individual who tests positive for the use of a controlled substance takes part in a substance abuse treatment program. Under the bill, failure to satisfactorily complete a substance abuse treatment program results in ineligibility to continue to participate in the economic development program and results in the requirement to repay to WEDC all grants, loans, and other benefits the individual or business may have received under the economic development program.
Who's behind it
10 representatives are its . All 10 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 21, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 14, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Jun 14, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Anderson, Crowley, Young, Kolste, C. Taylor, Berceau, Bowen, Ohnstad, Fields and Hebl; cosponsored by Senators Johnson and Hansen
- Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
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