Senate Bill 4
Prohibiting certain schedule V controlled substances from being dispensed without a prescription
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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 21, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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, Jul 7, 2017: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, certain substances are classified as controlled substances, and various requirements, limitations, and prohibitions apply to a controlled substance depending on which of five schedules in which it is included. The strictest restrictions apply to substances included in schedule I, while substances included in schedule V are subject to the least restrictions. Under current law, schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances may not be dispensed (provided) without a prescription. A schedule V controlled substance may be dispensed to a patient without a prescription, subject to various requirements and limitations.
This bill provides that schedule V controlled substances containing the opioid codeine may not be dispensed without a prescription.
Who's behind it
The Committee on Senate Organization introduced it at the governor's request.
36 more lawmakers .
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Signed on in support (36)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Jul 7, 2017
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 6, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 21, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Feb 21, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 21, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Committee on Senate Organization, Petrowski, Darling, Harsdorf, Vukmir, Olsen, Cowles, Testin, Wanggaard, Stroebel, Wirch and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Bernier, Krug, VanderMeer, Novak, Quinn, Ripp, Petryk, Ballweg, Murphy, Felzkowski, Kremer, Kleefisch, Mursau, Tittl, Rohrkaste, E. Brooks, Billings, Zepnick, Sinicki, Edming, Doyle, Petersen, Kolste, Subeck, Fields, Swearingen, Wachs, Brostoff, Vruwink, Pope, Skowronski, Kulp, Sargent, Allen and Knodl, by request of Governor Scott Walker
- Feb 21, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Apr 6, 2017 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jul 7, 2017 · 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
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
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