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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 520

A new juvenile correctional facility in Milwaukee County and granting bonding authority. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 11, 2022. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 26, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 24, 2022

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 252

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 11, 2022: “Published 4-9-2022”

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What it does

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

Under current law, in 2017 Wisconsin Act 185 , section 110 (7) , the Department of Corrections is required to administer a program under which DOC establishes or constructs one or more Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on Finance. This bill authorizes $41,791,000 in general fund supported borrowing for the purpose of constructing a new Type 1 juvenile correctional facility under that program in Milwaukee County.

Who's behind it

8 senators are its ⁠. 4 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.

29 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 37 names

Authors (8)

Signed on in support (29)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 0 · Feb 16, 2022

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 Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 to 0 · Feb 22, 2022

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

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

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 90 to 0 · Feb 24, 2022 · 9 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (90)

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

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 13 to 0 · Mar 3, 2022

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence of Assembly Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 11, 2022

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 11, 2022

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 252.

  3. Apr 4, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 8, 2022

    “Action ordered immediately messaged” (the official wording)

  5. Mar 3, 2022

    “Report concurrence of Assembly Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Feb 28, 2022

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  7. Feb 24, 2022

    The Senate adopted it.

  8. Feb 24, 2022

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  9. Feb 24, 2022

    The Assembly passed it too, 90 to 0.

  10. Feb 24, 2022

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. Feb 24, 2022

    “Read” (the official wording)

  12. Feb 23, 2022

    The Assembly received it.

  13. Feb 22, 2022

    The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.

  14. Feb 16, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  15. Feb 8, 2022 to Feb 9, 2022

    1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.

  16. Feb 8, 2022

    The committee held a public hearing.

  17. Oct 8, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  18. Aug 26, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  19. Aug 26, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 26, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Felzkowski, L. Taylor, Ballweg, Carpenter, Johnson, Larson and Petrowski; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Callahan, Goyke, Bowen, Andraca, Baldeh, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Dittrich, Drake, Haywood, Hebl, Magnafici, Mursau, Neubauer, Pope, Rozar, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, Tauchen, Tusler, Vining and Stubbs

  2. Aug 26, 2021 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 8, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 7, 2022 · Senate

    LRB correction

  5. Feb 8, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 8, 2022 · Senate

    Senator Darling added as a coauthor

  7. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Snyder added as a cosponsor

  8. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

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

  10. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Feb 21, 2022 · Senate

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

  12. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  16. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Read

  19. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  20. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Schraa and Born

  22. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  23. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 90, Noes 0

  26. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a cosponsor

  27. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

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

  29. Feb 28, 2022 · Senate

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

  30. Mar 3, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  31. Mar 3, 2022 · Senate

    Report concurrence of Assembly Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  32. Mar 3, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  33. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  34. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  35. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 rejected

  36. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in

  37. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  38. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  39. Apr 4, 2022 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022

  40. Apr 11, 2022 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 252

  41. Apr 11, 2022 · Senate

    Published 4-9-2022

Terms on this page

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

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