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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 825

Records of battery in prisons

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 17, 2022. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 7, 2022

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 25, 2022

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 22, 2022

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 186

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 17, 2022: “Published 3-18-2022”

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What it does

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

Under this bill, the Department of Corrections must require that each state correctional institution make a record of any battery against a correctional officer or teacher by a prisoner that occurs in or on the grounds of the institution. Under the bill, DOC then must forward such records to the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the institution.

Who's behind it

17 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 17 are Republicans.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 24 names

Authors (17)

Signed on in support (7)

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 Corrections vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Jan 19, 2022

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Corrections vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 1 · Jan 19, 2022

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 Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 1 · Feb 16, 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 Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 17, 2022

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 17, 2022

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 186.

  3. Mar 15, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 22, 2022

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 16, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 1.

  6. Feb 8, 2022

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Jan 26, 2022

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  8. Jan 26, 2022

    The Senate received it.

  9. Jan 25, 2022

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Jan 25, 2022

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. Jan 19, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Jan 19, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 1.

  13. Jan 13, 2022

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  14. Jan 11, 2022

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Jan 7, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections.

  16. Jan 7, 2022

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 7, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Callahan, Snyder, Born, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, James, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Murphy, J. Rodriguez, Sanfelippo, Thiesfeldt, Kitchens and Tranel; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Ballweg, Jagler, Nass, Stroebel and Cowles

  2. Jan 7, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  3. Jan 11, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 13, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Plumer added as a coauthor

  5. Jan 13, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Callahan

  6. Jan 14, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Bowen

  7. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  9. Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 1

  10. Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 by Committee on Rules

  12. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  20. Feb 8, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  23. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Feb 28, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-28-2022

  32. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-15-2022

  33. Mar 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-17-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 186

  34. Mar 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Published 3-18-2022

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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

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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

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary