Senate Bill 662
Allowing certain prisoners to earn time toward early release from confinement in prison. (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
Dec 21, 2017
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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, Mar 28, 2018: “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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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 allows certain prisoners who participate in educational or other programs to earn time off the confinement portion of their sentences.
Under current law, a person who is imprisoned for a felony he or she committed on or after December 31, 1999, is sentenced to a bifurcated sentence, with the first portion of the sentence served in confinement in prison and the second portion of the sentence served under extended supervision in the community. A person who is serving a bifurcated sentence, with few exceptions, must serve the entire confinement portion of his or her sentence before being released to extended supervision.
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This bill requires the Department of Corrections to identify evidence-based programs that reduce the rate of recidivism among participants. Under the bill, a prisoner who is sentenced to confinement in prison for a misdemeanor or for a Class C to Class I felony may earn time off of the confinement portion of his or her sentence not to exceed 15 percent, at a rate determined by DOC, if he or she participates in one or more of the programs DOC identifies. Under the bill, if a person's confinement period is reduced by DOC, his or her period of extended supervision is increased so that the length of the sentence does not change.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Democrats.
20 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (20)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
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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Feb 6, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 21, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Dec 21, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 21, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Johnson, Larson, L. Taylor, Wirch and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Goyke, Krug, R. Brooks, Mursau, Bowen, Brostoff, Berceau, Anderson, Riemer, Considine, Kolste, Ohnstad, Kessler, Spreitzer, C. Taylor, Pope, Subeck, Sargent, Zamarripa and Billings
- Dec 21, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 6, 2018 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2018 · 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