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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 49

Opioid and methamphetamine data system and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 16, 2022. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 28, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 31 to 1

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 96 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 181

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 16, 2022: “Published 3-17-2022”

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What it does

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

This bill requires the Department of Administration to issue a request for proposals, subject to approval by the Joint Committee on Finance under its passive review process, to establish and maintain an opioid and methamphetamine data system to collect, format, analyze, and disseminate information on opioid and methamphetamine use as specified in the bill. DOA must collaborate with and collect data from the Department of Health Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Justice, the Department of Safety and Professional Services, and the Department of Children and Families and any other applicable agencies for the opioid and methamphetamine data system. Under the bill, DOA administers the contract with a vendor to operate the opioid and methamphetamine data system, has access to the data contained in the opioid and methamphetamine data system, and works with the vendor to disseminate information and advanced analytics from the opioid and methamphetamine data system in as close to real time as possible. The opioid and methamphetamine data system must allow the state agencies that submit data to the opioid and methamphetamine data system access to the data in the opioid and methamphetamine data system as appropriate for the agency to fulfill its functions and as allowed by state and federal confidentiality laws. The bill requires DOA to submit a report to JCF summarizing the information from the opioid and methamphetamine data system and analyzing trends in that information across years of data collection.

Who's behind it

6 senators are its ⁠. All 6 are Republicans.

23 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 29 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (23)

What it would cost

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

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 6 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 1 · Feb 11, 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 Health, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 9, 2022

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

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 14 to 1 · Feb 9, 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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote on an amendment

Passed, 31 to 1 · Feb 22, 2022

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

Official motion: “Senate Amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 31, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 1 · Feb 22, 2022

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

No (1)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 96 to 0 · Feb 23, 2022 · 3 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (96)

Didn't vote (3)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 16, 2022

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 16, 2022

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 181.

  3. Mar 15, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 23, 2022

    The Assembly passed it too, 96 to 0.

  5. Feb 22, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Feb 22, 2022

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Feb 22, 2022

    The Senate passed it, 32 to 1.

  8. Feb 22, 2022

    The Senate adopted it, 31 to 1.

  9. Feb 9, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 1.

  10. Feb 9, 2022

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  11. Jan 28, 2022

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  12. Feb 11, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Feb 11, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.

  14. Feb 9, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Feb 9, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Feb 9, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  17. Feb 5, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  18. Jan 28, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health.

  19. Jan 28, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 28, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Testin, Bernier, Feyen, Kooyenga, Wanggaard and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Edming, Dittrich, Steffen, Petryk, Krug, Skowronski, Rozar, Mursau, Cabral-Guevara, Wichgers, Sanfelippo, Petersen, Magnafici, Moses, Billings, Subeck, Spiros, Ramthun, James, Ohnstad, Zimmerman and Armstrong

  2. Jan 28, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Feb 5, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 9, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 9, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 9, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Feb 9, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 9, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Feb 11, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  10. Feb 11, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  11. Feb 11, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  12. Feb 11, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  13. Jan 28, 2022 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  14. Jan 28, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin

  15. Feb 8, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Testin

  16. Feb 8, 2022 · Senate

    LRB correction

  17. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  19. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 1

  20. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

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

  22. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 31, Noes 1

  24. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1

  27. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  29. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  30. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 8:01 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  31. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  32. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  33. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  34. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 96, Noes 0

  35. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. Feb 23, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  37. Mar 2, 2022 · Senate

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 2)

  38. Mar 2, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  39. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-15-2022

  40. Mar 16, 2022 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-16-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 181

  41. Mar 16, 2022 · Senate

    Published 3-17-2022

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Wisconsin Act

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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

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