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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 673

Next Generation 911 and geographic information system grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 15, 2022. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 2, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 92 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 261

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2022: “Published 4-16-2022”

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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, the Department of Administration, Department of Health Services, and Department of Military Affairs share responsibility for and oversight of various statewide emergency number functions. In addition, DMA must issue grants to public safety answering points, more commonly known as 911 call centers, for a variety of purposes related to advanced 911 operations, known as Next Generation 911.

This bill provides that DMA is primarily responsible for the statewide emergency number system functionality and adds to DMA's responsibilities relating to the statewide emergency number system. Under the bill, DMA must do all of the following:

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1. Collect data from and distribute data to public safety answering points regarding the status and operation of the components of a statewide emergency number system.

2. Participate in activities to implement and operate interconnecting statewide emergency number systems with public safety answering points, other states, and the federal government.

3. Ensure the statewide emergency number system is compliant with any applicable legal requirements.

4. Develop, coordinate, and communicate technical and operational standards or requirements that, to the greatest extent feasible, rely on industry standards and best practices for establishing a statewide emergency number system.

5. Develop and implement a statewide plan for the implementation, operation, and maintenance of a statewide emergency number system based on recommendations from the 911 subcommittee.

6. Complete these responsibilities in a manner that is competitively and technologically neutral.

7. By November 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a report to the governor and to the legislature on the status of Next Generation 911 implementation, operation, and maintenance.

This bill also creates an additional grant program, under which DMA must issue grants to county land information offices for the purpose of preparing geographic information systems data to help enable Next Generation 911. Under the bill, the appropriate purposes and eligibility criteria for the grants must be developed by DMA policy. Grant purposes may include data preparation, data gathering, data creation, geographic information system staffing, data preparation and collection contracts, and training, if these purposes enable Next Generation 911, but may not include general overhead or costs for providing emergency services or emergency services equipment. DMA may not award more than one such grant per county per fiscal year. Under the bill, DMA must provide grants to counties for geographic information systems from the same appropriation that is currently used for providing grants to public safety answering points.

Who's behind it

7 senators are its ⁠. 6 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

21 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (7)

Signed on in support (21)

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · 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 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Jan 21, 2022

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

Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Jan 21, 2022

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

Official motion: “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 92 to 0 · Jan 25, 2022 · 7 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (92)

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

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 to 0 · Jan 25, 2022

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

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

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2022

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 15, 2022

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 261.

  3. Apr 14, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 25, 2022

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. Jan 25, 2022

    The Assembly passed it too, 92 to 0.

  6. Jan 25, 2022

    “Read” (the official wording)

  7. Jan 25, 2022

    The Assembly received it.

  8. Jan 25, 2022

    The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.

  9. Jan 24, 2022

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  10. Jan 21, 2022

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  11. Jan 21, 2022

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  12. Jan 20, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  13. Dec 1, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Nov 15, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Nov 9, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  16. Nov 2, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.

  17. Nov 2, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 2, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein, Darling, Ballweg, Bewley, Cowles, Petrowski and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Loudenbeck, Sortwell, Kurtz, James, Andraca, Armstrong, Conley, Dittrich, Duchow, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Moses, Mursau, L. Myers, Spreitzer, Subeck, VanderMeer and Vruwink

  2. Nov 2, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Nov 9, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Swearingen added as a cosponsor

  4. Nov 15, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 1, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 19, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  10. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  11. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Jan 24, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Cabrera added as a cosponsor

  13. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  16. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

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

  17. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read

  20. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  21. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 92, Noes 0

  25. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Hesselbein added as a cosponsor

  26. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Feb 3, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Apr 14, 2022 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-14-2022

  30. Apr 15, 2022 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-15-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 261

  31. Apr 15, 2022 · Senate

    Published 4-16-2022

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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Signed on in support

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Cost estimate

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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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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