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Bills from the January 2017 Special Session

Assembly Bill 11

Mental health training program and making an appropriation. (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 31

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 requires the Department of Public Instruction to provide trainings on the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment program, an evidence-based strategy related to addressing mental health issues in schools, to school district personnel and independent charter school personnel.

Who's behind it

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

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 12 names

Signed on in support (12)

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 8 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Education vote on an amendment

Passed, 15 to 0 · Mar 16, 2017

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 Committee on Education, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 16 to 0 · 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 as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 16, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

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 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 · 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 as amended, 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 on an amendment

Passed, 63 to 34 · Apr 4, 2017

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

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 34”. 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 Committee on Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 0 · Apr 24, 2017

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, 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 31.

  3. Jul 13, 2017

    Sent to the governor.

  4. May 2, 2017

    The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.

  5. Apr 24, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  6. Apr 20, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Apr 6, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.

  8. Apr 5, 2017

    The Senate received it.

  9. Apr 4, 2017

    The Assembly passed it, 97 to 0.

  10. Apr 4, 2017

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. Mar 30, 2017

    “Report passage as amended, 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)

  12. Mar 16, 2017

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  13. Mar 16, 2017

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

  14. Mar 2, 2017

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  15. Mar 2, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Feb 28, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  17. Feb 17, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.

  18. 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, Ripp, Quinn, Novak, VanderMeer, Petryk, E. Brooks, Bernier, Spiros, Loudenbeck, Brostoff, Murphy, Ballweg, Fields, Kulp, Felzkowski, Skowronski, Steffen, Swearingen, Kleefisch, Mursau, Tittl, Rohrkaste, Billings, Zepnick, Sinicki, Doyle, Krug, Petersen, Rodriguez, Born, Spreitzer and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Harsdorf, Darling, Vukmir, Olsen, Testin, Wanggaard, Cowles, Wirch, Carpenter and Lasee, by request of Governor Scott Walker

  2. Feb 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Feb 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  4. Feb 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Representatives Jagler and Bowen added as coauthors

  7. Mar 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Mar 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  9. Mar 16, 2017 · Assembly

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

  10. Mar 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  11. Mar 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Mar 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  13. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

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

  14. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

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

  15. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

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

  16. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Hesselbein

  19. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 34

  20. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

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

  23. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Apr 5, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  25. Apr 6, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  26. Apr 20, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  27. Apr 24, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  28. Apr 24, 2017 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  29. Apr 24, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  30. Apr 28, 2017 · Senate

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

  31. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  32. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  33. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  34. May 2, 2017 · Senate

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

  35. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  37. May 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-9-2017

  38. Jul 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 7-13-2017

  39. Jul 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-17-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 31

  40. 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

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