Senate Bill 564
Vendors at state correctional institutions. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 15, 2022. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Sep 15, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 25, 2022
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 17, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 264
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2022: “Published 4-16-2022”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Corrections to contract with no fewer than three vendors to provide hobby, religious, and other personal property items for sale to inmates in state correctional institutions. Under the bill, DOC must allow an inmate, or a third party on behalf of an inmate, to purchase the items and must give inmates equal access to all vendors that DOC contracts with for this purpose. The bill also specifies that DOC must ensure that at least one of the vendors offers a storefront in the city of Milwaukee where a third party may place an order for items to be delivered to an inmate.
Who's behind it
10 senators are its . 7 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
28 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (28)
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
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 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 1 · Jan 20, 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 Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 2 · Jan 20, 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 Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 15, 2022
The new law was published.
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Apr 15, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 264.
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Apr 14, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 17, 2022
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 15, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 25, 2022
The Assembly received it.
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Jan 25, 2022
The Senate passed it.
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Jan 25, 2022
The Senate adopted it.
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Jan 25, 2022
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 20, 2022
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 2.
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Jan 20, 2022
“Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 1” (the official wording)
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Oct 15, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 14, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 16, 2021 to Oct 14, 2021
5 more representatives and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Sep 15, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Sep 15, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 15, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Felzkowski, Johnson, Cowles, Darling, Jagler, Larson, Marklein, L. Taylor and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Callahan, Moore Omokunde, Baldeh, Bowen, Cabrera, Dallman, Dittrich, Drake, Goyke, Gundrum, Haywood, Horlacher, Knodl, L. Myers, Rozar, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tittl and Vining
- Sep 15, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Sep 16, 2021 · Senate
Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor
- Sep 20, 2021 · Senate
Representative Mursau added as a cosponsor
- Sep 21, 2021 · Senate
Senator Roys added as a coauthor
- Sep 27, 2021 · Senate
Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor
- Sep 30, 2021 · Senate
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Oct 11, 2021 · Senate
Senator Stroebel added as a coauthor
- Oct 14, 2021 · Senate
Representative James added as a cosponsor
- Oct 14, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 15, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 25, 2021 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
- Jan 19, 2022 · Senate
Senator Stroebel withdrawn as a coauthor
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 1
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-17-2022 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2022 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler
- Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author
- Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 17, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 25, 2022 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 14, 2022 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-14-2022
- Apr 15, 2022 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-15-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 264
- Apr 15, 2022 · Senate
Published 4-16-2022
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote