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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 122

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Relating to: public access to policies regarding the use of force by law enforcement.

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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 policy regarding

the use of force by its law enforcement officers and to make the policy available for

public scrutiny. This bill requires the law enforcement agency to post its policy on

the law enforcement agency website or, if the agency does not have one, on the

municipality's site. Under the bill, if the policy is changed, the law enforcement

agency must post the updated policy as soon as practically possible but no later than

one year after the change is made. The bill also requires a law enforcement agency

to prominently post a means to request a copy of the policy and to provide a copy of

the current policy at no charge no later than three business days after a request is

made.

Sponsors

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

10 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Drake (D) , L. Myers (D) , Moses (R) , Rozar (R) , Shelton (D) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Vining and Subeck

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.

Full history

  1. Feb 18, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, L. Taylor, Darling, Cowles, Feyen, Jacque and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Armstrong, 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 26, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Shelton added as a cosponsor

  5. May 6, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. May 7, 2021 · Senate

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

  7. May 7, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. May 7, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  11. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. May 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative L. Myers added as a cosponsor

  16. May 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Drake added as a cosponsor

  17. May 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  18. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

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

  20. Jun 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Vining and Subeck added as cosponsors

  21. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  22. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Jun 16, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Jun 17, 2021 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Jun 22, 2021 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 6-22-2021

  30. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 6-22-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 49

  31. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Published 6-23-2021