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Bills · January 2018 Special Session

AB 4

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Relating to: employment screening of and employability plans for residents in public housing. (FE)

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, to the extent allowed under federal law, the Department of

Administration shall require that public housing authorities do all of the following:

1. Conduct screening of adult residents to determine whether a resident is

able-bodied and either unemployed or underemployed.

2. Create an employability plan for each resident the housing authority

determines is able-bodied and either unemployed or underemployed and require the

resident to participate in the plan.

3. Require each resident the housing authority determines is able-bodied and

either unemployed or underemployed to complete a questionnaire or other screening

instrument concerning the abuse of controlled substances. If, on the basis of

screening results, the housing authority determines that there is a reasonable

suspicion that a resident is abusing a controlled substance, the housing authority

must require the resident to undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance. If

a resident tests positive for the use of a controlled substance, the housing authority

must offer the resident the opportunity to participate in substance abuse treatment

unless the resident has a valid prescription for the controlled substance.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

8 cosponsors

Craig (R) , Darling (R) , Edming (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kulp (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Feb 13, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Feb 13, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

Passed 62–35 Feb 15, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 62–35 Feb 15, 2018 official source full page

Aye · 62

Not voting · 1

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

Passed 5–0 Feb 16, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 18–14 Feb 20, 2018 official source full page

Full history

  1. Jan 26, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Committee on Assembly Organization, Representatives Vos, Felzkowski, Thiesfeldt, Jagler, Sanfelippo, Tusler, Petersen, Duchow, Petryk, Kuglitsch, Tittl, Horlacher, Knodl, Brandtjen, Murphy, Spiros, Wichgers, Bernier, Krug, Kleefisch, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Born, Kremer and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Craig, Darling, LeMahieu, Nass and Wanggaard, by request of Governor Scott Walker

  2. Jan 26, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

  3. Jan 31, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 2, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Kulp added as a coauthor

  6. Feb 2, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Vos

  7. Feb 6, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 2-15-2018 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93

  9. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Edming added as a coauthor

  10. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  11. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  12. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Barca, Hebl, Vruwink, Ohnstad, Hintz, Meyers, Crowley and Spreitzer

  15. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  16. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  19. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  22. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

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

  24. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  29. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Mar 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-1-2018

  32. Apr 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-9-2018

  33. Apr 11, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-10-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 265

  34. Apr 11, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-11-2018