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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 633

Transport for emergency detention

Became law

The governor signed it on Feb 28, 2020. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 2, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 15, 2020

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 19, 2020

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2019 Wisconsin Act 105

Latest entry in the official record, Feb 28, 2020: “Published 2-29-2020”

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What it does

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

This bill clarifies current law regarding transport of individuals for emergency detention, expressly providing that a law enforcement agency may contract with another law enforcement agency, an ambulance service provider, or a third-party vendor to transport an individual for emergency detention if the agency, provider, or vendor agrees to provide the transport. Under current law, certain individuals including a law enforcement officer or a person authorized to take a child into custody under certain circumstances may transport, or cause an individual to be transported, for emergency detention, if the county department of community programs in the county in which the individual was taken into custody approves the need for detention, and for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment if permitted.

The bill also provides that an individual in custody being transported for emergency detention remains in the custody of the law enforcement officer or other authorized person who placed the individual in custody for purposes of emergency detention, except that if a law enforcement agency contracts with another law enforcement agency to transport an individual for the purposes of emergency detention, custody is transferred to the transporting law enforcement agency. The bill does not change the current law provision that upon arrival at the facility for emergency detention, custody of the individual is then transferred to the facility.

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Finally, the bill requires the Department of Health Services to request any federal approval required to provide reimbursement to counties for the costs of transporting for emergency detention recipients under the Medical Assistance program and to provide that reimbursement to counties if federal approval is granted or not required. If federal approval is necessary but not granted, DHS may not provide reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program. Under the bill, if DHS provides reimbursement, a county may obtain reimbursement if the individual transported is a medical assistance recipient and if the transport is provided by a law enforcement agency or an entity that contracts with a law enforcement agency to provide transport for emergency detention.

Who's behind it

37 lawmakers are its ⁠. 31 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.

11 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 48 names

Authors (37)

Signed on in support (11)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Mental Health vote on an amendment

Passed, 11 to 0 · Dec 26, 2019

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 Mental Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Mental Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Dec 26, 2019

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 Mental Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 62 to 36 · Jan 15, 2020

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

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 36”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 14, 2020

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

What happened

  1. Feb 28, 2020

    The new law was published.

  2. Feb 28, 2020

    The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 105.

  3. Feb 25, 2020

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 19, 2020

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 14, 2020

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

  6. Feb 13, 2020

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Jan 23, 2020

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  8. Jan 15, 2020

    The Senate received it.

  9. Jan 15, 2020

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Jan 15, 2020

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. Dec 26, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Dec 26, 2019

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

  13. Dec 10, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Dec 2, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Mental Health.

  15. Dec 2, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 2, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Born, James, Allen, Anderson, Brooks, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Emerson, Felzkowski, Jagler, Katsma, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Plumer, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Subeck, Summerfield, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Wichgers and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Bewley, Testin, Bernier, Cowles, Marklein, Olsen, Schachtner, Smith and Wanggaard

  2. Dec 2, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health

  3. Dec 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Dec 16, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Born

  5. Dec 17, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Dec 26, 2019 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  7. Dec 26, 2019 · Assembly

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

  8. Dec 26, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules

  10. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Subeck, C. Taylor and Sargent

  13. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 36

  14. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Jan 15, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Jan 23, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  20. Feb 13, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  21. Feb 13, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Feb 14, 2020 · Senate

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

  23. Feb 14, 2020 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020

  31. Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2020

  32. Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-28-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 105

  33. Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly

    Published 2-29-2020

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

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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. 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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary