Assembly Bill 176
Appointment of certain lawfully present aliens as law enforcement officers
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Feb 23, 2022, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 23, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 23, 2022
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, no person may be appointed as a deputy sheriff of any county or police officer of any city, village, or town unless that person is a citizen of the United States. This bill allows the sheriff of a county or the appointing authority of a local law enforcement agency to elect to authorize the appointment of aliens who are the subject of a notice of decision from the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) granting deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and who are in receipt of a valid employment authorization from the DHS as deputy sheriffs or police officers. The bill also prevents the law enforcement standards board from preventing such an alien from participating in a law enforcement preparatory training program.
Who's behind it
15 lawmakers are its . 11 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (11)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Conley and Stubbs
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Drake and Emerson
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 1 · Feb 1, 2022
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 24, 2022
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Feb 23, 2022
The Senate received it.
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Feb 23, 2022
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 22, 2022
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 1, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 1, 2022
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 1.
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Jun 14, 2021 to Jan 24, 2022
5 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 10, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 10, 2021
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Mar 23, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Macco, Steffen, Armstrong, Baldeh, James, Kitchens, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Skowronski, Subeck, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Zimmerman and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Cowles, Jacque, Roys and L. Taylor
- Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Jun 10, 2021 · Assembly
- Jun 10, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 14, 2021 · Assembly
- Jun 17, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Bowen added as a coauthor
- Jun 17, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 25, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor
- Jan 24, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor
- Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1
- Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Shelton added as a coauthor
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 8:05 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 24, 2022 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Mar 15, 2022 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. 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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
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