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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 120

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Relating to: law enforcement agency policies on the use of force.

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , Jacque (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Roys (D) , Wanggaard (R)

13 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Bowen (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Cabrera (D) , Carpenter (D) , Drake (D) , L. Myers (D) , Moses (R) , Rozar (R) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 May 7, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 30–2 Jun 9, 2021 official source full page

Nay · 2

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 60, Noes 38

Passed 60–38 Jun 22, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: NONCONCURRENCE

Failed 12–20 Jun 30, 2021 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Feb 18, 2021 · Senate

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

  2. Feb 18, 2021 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 18, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Brostoff added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 26, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Shelton added as a cosponsor

  6. May 6, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. May 7, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  8. May 7, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. May 18, 2021 · Senate

    Representative L. Myers added as a cosponsor

  10. May 26, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Drake added as a cosponsor

  11. May 27, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  12. May 28, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  13. Jun 4, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  14. Jun 4, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  16. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  17. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  19. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 30, Noes 2

  20. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  21. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Jun 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  23. Jun 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to calendar of 6-16-2021

  24. Jun 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Cabrera added as a cosponsor

  25. Jun 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Brostoff withdrawn as a cosponsor

  26. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  27. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steineke

  28. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 60, Noes 38

  29. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  31. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  32. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Jun 22, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  34. Jun 29, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-30-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  35. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Refused to nonconcur in Assembly Amendment 1, Ayes 12, Noes 20

  36. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in

  37. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  38. Jul 6, 2021 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  39. Aug 5, 2021 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 8-5-2021

  40. Aug 9, 2021 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 8-6-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 75

  41. Aug 9, 2021 · Senate

    Published 8-7-2021