Senate Bill 787
Grants to the Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc., and making an appropriation. (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
Feb 7, 2018
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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 Joint Committee on Finance. 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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to annually provide a grant to the Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc. The purpose of the grant is to provide funding for staff, training, and expenses related to operating a text-based suicide prevention service. In each of the 2017-18 and 2018-19 fiscal years, the amount of the grant to the Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc., is $110,000.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . 5 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
18 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (18)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Patty Schachtner · Democrat, Senate
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
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.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 19, 2018
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 19, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 8, 2018 to Feb 12, 2018
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Feb 7, 2018
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Feb 7, 2018
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 7, 2018 · Senate
Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Darling, Bewley, Petrowski, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Shilling and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Rohrkaste, Steineke, Jacque, Shankland, Anderson, Ballweg, Sinicki, Zepnick, Tittl, Spreitzer, Tusler, Berceau, Spiros, Mursau and VanderMeer
- Feb 7, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance
- Feb 8, 2018 · Senate
Senator Schachtner added as a coauthor
- Feb 12, 2018 · Senate
Representative Genrich added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2018 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 19, 2018 · Senate
Representative Brostoff added as a cosponsor
- Feb 27, 2018 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator L. Taylor
- 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