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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 94

Tracking of sexual assault kits in sexual assault cases, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Dec 7, 2021. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 11, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 16, 2021

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 98 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 117

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 10, 2022: “Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor”

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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 Justice to establish a database, to be known as the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System, for the purpose of providing victims of sexual assault access to information about the status of any sexual assault kit the victim has provided and allowing health care professionals, forensic laboratories, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and the department to update and track the location and status of sexual assault kits.

Who's behind it

11 senators are its ⁠. 6 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.

26 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 37 names

Authors (11)

Signed on in support (26)

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 Judiciary and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 7 to 0 · Mar 12, 2021

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

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 0 · Mar 12, 2021

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 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 12, 2021

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 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 12, 2021

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 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Mar 16, 2021

See how each of the 32 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

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

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 98 to 0 · Nov 11, 2021 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (98)

Didn't vote (1)

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

What happened

  1. Mar 10, 2022

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  2. Dec 7, 2021

    The new law was published.

  3. Dec 7, 2021

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 117.

  4. Dec 2, 2021

    Sent to the governor.

  5. Nov 11, 2021

    The Assembly passed it too, 98 to 0.

  6. Nov 9, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  7. Sep 8, 2021 to Oct 14, 2021

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  8. Mar 17, 2021

    The Assembly received it.

  9. Mar 16, 2021

    The Senate passed it, 32 to 0.

  10. Mar 16, 2021

    The Senate adopted it.

  11. Mar 12, 2021

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  12. Mar 12, 2021

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  13. Mar 12, 2021

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

  14. Mar 12, 2021

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  15. Feb 25, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Feb 25, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  17. Feb 25, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  18. Feb 23, 2021

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  19. Feb 11, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  20. Feb 11, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 11, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, Agard, Cowles, Jacque, Johnson, Larson, Marklein, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, J. Rodriguez, Billings, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Callahan, Drake, James, Kuglitsch, Milroy, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Rozar, Shankland, Skowronski, Sinicki, Subeck, Tusler, Vining and Wichgers

  2. Feb 11, 2021 · Senate

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

  3. Feb 23, 2021 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 25, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 25, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  6. Feb 25, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Mar 11, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Darling

  8. Mar 11, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Mar 12, 2021 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  10. Mar 12, 2021 · Senate

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

  11. Mar 12, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  12. Mar 12, 2021 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Mar 12, 2021 · 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 5, Noes 0

  14. Mar 12, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-16-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  16. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  17. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  19. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  20. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  22. Sep 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Bowen added as a cosponsor

  23. Oct 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Shelton added as a cosponsor

  24. Nov 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-11-2021 by Committee on Rules

  25. Nov 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  26. Nov 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  27. Nov 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Nov 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  29. Nov 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 98, Noes 0

  30. Nov 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Nov 12, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  32. Nov 15, 2021 · Senate

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)

  33. Nov 15, 2021 · Senate

    LRB correction

  34. Nov 15, 2021 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  35. Dec 2, 2021 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 12-2-2021

  36. Dec 7, 2021 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 117

  37. Dec 7, 2021 · Senate

    Published 12-7-2021

  38. Mar 10, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

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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