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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 652

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Relating to: exclude persons who are incarcerated for illegal possession of a firearm from participation in the Challenge Incarceration Program and in the Wisconsin Substance Abuse Program.

Alcohol and other drug abuse Firearms and dangerous weapons Prison

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, inmates may participate in the Challenge Incarceration

Program and the Wisconsin Substance Abuse Program. Certain inmates are

excluded from participation based on the crime for which they are incarcerated. This

bill excludes inmates who are incarcerated for the illegal possession of a firearm.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brandtjen (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jagler (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kooyenga (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Weatherston (R)

5 cosponsors

Craig (R) , Feyen (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Vukmir (R)

Full history

  1. Nov 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Kooyenga, Kitchens, Jagler, R. Brooks, Horlacher, Weatherston and Brandtjen; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Craig, Feyen, Nass and Stroebel

  2. Nov 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1