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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 906

Creating a law enforcement agency drug trafficking response grant program; positions to assist in prosecuting drug-related offenses; evidence-based programs for substance abuse prevention services for at-risk youth; victim impact panels; funding for family treatment courts; grants for county jails to provide nonnarcotic treatment before offender reentry; and making appropriations. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 10, 2018. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 31, 2018

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 20, 2018

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 261

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 10, 2018: “Published 4-10-2018”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill creates grant programs related to drug trafficking, evidence-based substance abuse prevention, juvenile and family treatment courts, and drug treatment for inmates of county jails. The bill creates two attorney positions in the Department of Justice to assist the division of criminal investigation in the field offices of Wausau and Appleton and to assist district attorneys in the prosecution of drug-related offenses. The bill also allows a court to order a person who is found guilty of a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to attend a victim impact panel or similar program as a part of his or her sentence.

This bill appropriates a total of $2,750,000 of general purpose revenue (GPR) and allocates $500,000 of federal block grant money in the 2017-19 biennium to the grant programs that are established under the bill. The bill appropriates $1,000,000 of GPR to DOJ for grants to Wisconsin law enforcement agencies to establish new programs related to drug trafficking response, $1,500,000 of GPR for the Department of Health Services to award grants to counties to provide nonnarcotic drug treatment to inmates of county jails, and $250,000 of GPR for the Department of Children and Families to award grants to counties or Indian tribes to establish and operate juvenile and family treatment courts. The bill allocates $500,000 of federal money received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program to the Brighter Futures initiative through DCF to provide grants for new evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs.

Who's behind it

31 lawmakers are its ⁠. 28 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

10 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 41 names

Authors (31)

Signed on in support (10)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 16 to 0 · Feb 12, 2018

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 16 to 0 · Feb 12, 2018

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 95 to 0 · Feb 20, 2018 · 3 didn't vote

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (95)

Didn't vote (3)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 15, 2018

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Mar 20, 2018

See how each of the 32 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 10, 2018

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 10, 2018

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 261.

  3. Apr 6, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 20, 2018

    The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.

  5. Mar 15, 2018

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Mar 12, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 21, 2018

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 20, 2018

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  9. Feb 20, 2018

    The Assembly passed it, 95 to 0.

  10. Feb 20, 2018

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. Feb 12, 2018

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  12. Feb 12, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Feb 12, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 16 to 0.

  14. Feb 8, 2018

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Feb 7, 2018

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Feb 7, 2018

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  17. Feb 1, 2018

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  18. Jan 31, 2018

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  19. Jan 31, 2018

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 31, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Snyder, Duchow, Rodriguez, Novak, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Pronschinske, Zimmerman, Tusler, VanderMeer, Horlacher, Krug, Petersen, E. Brooks, Edming, Ballweg, Spiros, Tittl, Tranel, Knodl, Born, Skowronski, Jagler, Kitchens, Sanfelippo, Kolste, Billings, Genrich, Kulp and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Moulton, Marklein, Wanggaard, Feyen, Testin and Bewley

  2. Jan 31, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  3. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  6. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  7. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  11. Feb 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  12. Feb 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  13. Feb 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Feb 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  15. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:11 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  16. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Nygren

  19. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  20. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 0

  23. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Representatives Barca and Shankland added as coauthors

  24. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  26. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  27. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  28. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  29. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  31. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  32. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  33. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  34. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  35. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  36. Apr 5, 2018 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 2)

  37. Apr 5, 2018 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  38. Apr 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-5-2018

  39. Apr 6, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-6-2018

  40. Apr 10, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 261

  41. Apr 10, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-10-2018

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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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

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