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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 1024

Removal of fingerprint records of individuals arrested or taken into custody and subsequently released without charge or cleared of the offense and service by electronic mail of decisions by the Division of Hearings and Appeals (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Justice)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 8, 2022. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 17, 2022

  2. Committee, passed

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 23, 2022

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 8, 2022

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 242

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2022: “Published 4-9-2022”

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What it does

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

Fingerprint records of individuals arrested or taken into custody Under current law, the Department of Justice is required to return the fingerprint record of any person who is arrested or taken into custody and subsequently released without charges being filed or cleared of the offense through a court proceeding. This bill provides that under such a circumstance, the fingerprint record must be removed from the department's records upon request.

This change reflects the change in DOJ practice from using paper fingerprint cards to an electronic fingerprinting system.

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Electronic mail service of decisions by the Division of Hearings and Appeals Under current law, decisions made by the Division of Hearings and Appeals may be served by personal delivery or by mailing a copy to each party to the proceedings or to the party's attorney. This bill provides that such a decision may also be served by e-mail with the parties consent.

For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.

Who's behind it

Law Revision Committee is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

  • Law Revision Committee

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 4, 2022

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 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2022

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 8, 2022

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 242.

  3. Apr 4, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 8, 2022

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Mar 4, 2022

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Feb 24, 2022

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 23, 2022

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 23, 2022

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Feb 17, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Feb 17, 2022

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Law Revision Committee

  2. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules

  3. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:27 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  4. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  5. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  6. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  7. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  8. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Feb 23, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  10. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  11. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  12. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  13. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  17. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  18. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Mar 9, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  20. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-10-2022

  21. Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  22. Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 242

  23. Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Published 4-9-2022

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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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

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