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Bills from the January 2017 Special Session

Assembly Bill 10

Position authorization for criminal investigation agents at the Department of Justice. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Jul 17, 2017. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 17, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Apr 4, 2017

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 35

Latest entry in the official record, Jul 17, 2017: “Published 7-18-2017”

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What it does

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

This bill authorizes and funds, for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, four new criminal investigation agent positions at the Department of Justice to focus on drug interdiction and drug trafficking.

Who's behind it

The Committee on Assembly Organization introduced it at the governor's request.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 9 names

Signed on in support (9)

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.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 3 · Mar 16, 2017

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

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 9, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 16 to 0 · Mar 30, 2017

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

Official motion: “Report passage, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s.16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 97 to 0 · Apr 4, 2017 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (97)

Didn't vote (2)

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

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 28, 2017

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 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 to 0 · May 2, 2017

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

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

What happened

  1. Jul 17, 2017

    The new law was published.

  2. Jul 17, 2017

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 35.

  3. Jul 13, 2017

    Sent to the governor.

  4. May 2, 2017

    The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.

  5. Apr 28, 2017

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Apr 6, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Apr 5, 2017

    The Senate received it.

  8. Apr 4, 2017

    The Assembly passed it, 97 to 0.

  9. Apr 4, 2017

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Mar 30, 2017

    “Report passage, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s.16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  11. Mar 16, 2017

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  12. Mar 16, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 3.

  13. Mar 7, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Mar 2, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Feb 17, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  16. Feb 17, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Committee on Assembly Organization, Nygren, Bernier, Krug, VanderMeer, Tranel, Novak, Ripp, E. Brooks, Edming, Skowronski, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Ballweg, Fields, Felzkowski, Steffen, Swearingen, Kleefisch, Petryk, Brostoff, Vruwink, Mursau, Rohrkaste, Tusler, Billings, Doyle, Zepnick, Petersen, Kolste, Jagler, Born, Subeck, Kulp, Spiros, Sargent, Wachs and Jacque; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Vukmir, Darling, Olsen, Feyen, Testin, Wanggaard, Wirch and L. Taylor, by request of Governor Scott Walker

  2. Feb 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 9, Noes 3

  7. Mar 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  8. Mar 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Mar 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  10. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s.16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  11. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 4-4-2017 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93

  12. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Nygren and Goyke

  14. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  15. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  17. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0

  18. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Apr 5, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. Apr 6, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  21. Apr 6, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Apr 28, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  23. Apr 28, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-2-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  28. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. May 11, 2017 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-11-2017

  31. Jul 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 7-13-2017

  32. Jul 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-17-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 35

  33. Jul 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Published 7-18-2017

Terms on this page

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

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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote