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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 317

Modifying administrative rules relating to driver safety plans and medication-assisted treatments. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 7, 2022. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 7, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 20, 2022

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 15, 2022

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 155

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 7, 2022: “Published 3-5-2022”

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What it does

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

This bill modifies rules relating to driver safety plans to require an evaluation of medication-assisted treatment as an option for some drivers.

Under current law, courts must order a person convicted of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated to submit to an assessment of the person's use of alcohol or controlled substances or their analogs. The assessment facility must develop a driver safety plan for the person, which may include substance abuse treatment. If a person fails to comply with the requirements of his or her driver safety plan, the Department of Transportation must revoke his or her operating privilege.

Read the full summary

The Department of Health Services establishes standards for assessment procedures and driver safety plans by administrative rule. Current DHS rules provide that, if an assessment makes a finding of dependency, suspected dependency, or dependency in remission for a person, the driver safety plan for that person must recommend substance abuse treatment. The bill provides that, if substance abuse treatment is recommended for a person, the treatment must include an evaluation for the appropriateness of medication-assisted treatment for the person.

Who's behind it

6 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 6 are Republicans.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 8 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 0 · Nov 15, 2021

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 Substance Abuse and Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 0 · Feb 11, 2022

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 4, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 11, 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 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 7, 2022

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 7, 2022

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 155.

  3. Mar 3, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 15, 2022

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 11, 2022

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

  6. Feb 11, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 0.

  7. Jan 21, 2022

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health.

  8. Jan 20, 2022

    The Senate received it.

  9. Jan 20, 2022

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Nov 15, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Nov 15, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  12. Nov 1, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Sep 30, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Jun 7, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  15. May 14, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. May 7, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention.

  17. May 7, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Zimmerman, Horlacher, James, Krug, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Darling

  2. May 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention

  3. May 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jun 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Plumer added as a coauthor

  5. Sep 30, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Nov 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  9. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules

  11. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health

  18. Feb 10, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  19. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 4, Noes 0

  20. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

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

  22. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-15-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Feb 25, 2022 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  30. Feb 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2022

  31. Mar 3, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-3-2022

  32. Mar 7, 2022 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-4-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 155

  33. Mar 7, 2022 · Assembly

    Published 3-5-2022

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

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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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

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