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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 108

Law enforcement agency policies on the use of force

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 18, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

Current law requires each law enforcement agency to have a publicly available policy regulating the use of force by law enforcement officers. This bill requires each such policy to provide the instances in which a use of force must be reported, how to report a use of force, and a requirement that officers who engage in or observe a reportable use of force must report it. This bill also prohibits disciplining a law enforcement officer for reporting a violation of an agency's policy or standard regarding the use of force.

Who's behind it

6 representatives are its ⁠. 5 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

13 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 19 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (13)

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 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight vote on an amendment

Passed, 7 to 1 · Jun 8, 2021

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 7, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight vote on an amendment

Passed, 6 to 2 · Jun 8, 2021

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 6, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 2 · Jun 8, 2021

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 Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 6, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jun 21, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Jun 8, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Jun 8, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 2.

  5. May 25, 2021 to May 28, 2021

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  6. May 18, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Apr 14, 2021 to May 18, 2021

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  8. Feb 18, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight.

  9. Feb 18, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Armstrong, Bowen, Brandtjen, Moses and Rozar; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, L. Taylor, Darling, Cowles, Feyen, Jacque and Roys

  2. Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight

  3. Apr 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Shelton added as a coauthor

  5. May 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative L. Myers added as a coauthor

  6. May 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. May 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Drake added as a coauthor

  8. May 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Shankland added as a coauthor

  9. May 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  10. Jun 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Steineke and Stubbs

  11. Jun 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Steineke and Stubbs

  12. Jun 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  13. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  14. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  15. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  16. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  17. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-16-2021 by Committee on Rules

  18. Jun 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor

  19. Jun 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Brostoff withdrawn as a coauthor

  20. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  21. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    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.

More in the glossary

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

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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

Author

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

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote