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Bills from the January 2017 Special Session

Assembly Bill 7

Grants to establish and expand graduate training in an addiction specialty 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 97 to 0

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 26

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.

Generally, this bill expands graduate medical training in an addiction specialty.

The bill allows the Department of Health Services to award grants to hospitals under an existing graduate medical training grant program to increase the number of physicians trained in an addiction specialty. To receive a grant, a hospital must expand fellowship positions in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry for physicians practicing in specialties for which a hospital may currently receive a grant. Those specialties are family medicine, general internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, or psychiatry. Currently, DHS awards grants to hospitals to add positions to their existing accredited graduate medical training program.

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The bill also allows DHS to award a grant to a hospital for the development of an addiction specialist training program under an existing grant program designed to promote establishment of graduate medical training programs in rural hospitals.

To receive a grant under the bill, the hospital must create a fellowship program in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry for physicians in family medicine, general internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, or psychiatry, which are the specialties for which a rural hospital may currently receive a grant for establishing a graduate medical training program.

Who's behind it

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

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

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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 6 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Mar 21, 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 Health, Ayes 11, 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, 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

Passed, 63 to 34 · Apr 4, 2017 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (63)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND”. 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 Health and Human Services vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 26, 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 Health and Human Services, 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 26.

  3. Jul 13, 2017

    Sent to the governor.

  4. May 2, 2017

    The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.

  5. Apr 26, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  6. Apr 6, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Apr 5, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

  8. Apr 5, 2017

    The Senate received it.

  9. Apr 4, 2017

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  10. Apr 4, 2017

    The Assembly passed it, 97 to 0.

  11. Apr 4, 2017

    “Point of order that Assembly Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken” (the official wording)

  12. 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)

  13. Mar 21, 2017

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  14. Mar 21, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  15. Mar 8, 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 Health.

  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, VanderMeer, Tranel, Quinn, Novak, Ripp, Petryk, E. Brooks, Bernier, Spiros, Murphy, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Steffen, Skowronski, Swearingen, Kleefisch, Mursau, Kulp, Subeck, Vruwink, Fields, Sargent, Genrich, Tittl, Rohrkaste, Ohnstad, Billings, Zepnick, Sinicki, Doyle, Krug, Petersen, Tusler, Kolste, Jagler, Rodriguez, Born, Hutton and Wachs; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Darling, Harsdorf, Vukmir, Olsen, Wanggaard, Testin, Cowles, Carpenter, L. Taylor and Lasee, by request of Governor Scott Walker

  2. Feb 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Feb 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  7. Mar 21, 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 Kolste, C. Taylor and Hesselbein

  14. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  15. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  16. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 63, Noes 34

  17. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

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

  20. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  21. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Apr 5, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Apr 5, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Human Services

  24. Apr 6, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  25. Apr 6, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  26. Apr 26, 2017 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  27. Apr 26, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  28. Apr 28, 2017 · Senate

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

  29. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  30. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  32. May 2, 2017 · Senate

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

  33. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  35. May 11, 2017 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-11-2017

  36. Jul 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 7-13-2017

  37. Jul 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-17-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 26

  38. 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.

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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