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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 1029

The official oath and bond of wardens and superintendents of the state correctional institutions (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Corrections)

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 247

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.

Under current law, wardens and superintendents of the state prisons are required to take an official oath and execute a bond. This bill removes the requirement to execute a bond, and expands the requirement to take an official oath to apply to the superintendents of state juvenile correctional facilities as well as wardens and superintendents of state prisons.

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 247.

  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 9:32 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 11, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-11-2022

  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 247

  23. Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Published 4-9-2022

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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Roll call

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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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary