Assembly Bill 1131
Withholdings from the salary or wages of an employed inmate
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 6, 2024
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Corrections. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, an employed inmate's salary or wages are collected by the Department of Corrections and then disbursed in a set order. Currently, the salary or wages are disbursed as follows:
1. To cover the board of the prisoner, including food and clothing.
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2. To pay necessary travel expenses to and from work and other incidental expenses of the prisoner.
3. To pay the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge.
4. To pay the DNA analysis surcharge.
5. To support the prisoner's dependants.
6. To pay the child pornography surcharge.
7. To pay the drug offender diversion surcharge.
8. To pay a reasonable room charge, as determined by DOC.
9. To pay for legal representation.
10. To pay the prisoner's obligations acknowledged by the prisoner in writing or which have been reduced to judgment.
11. The balance, if any, to the prisoner upon the prisoner's discharge.
This bill adds court-ordered child or family support, restitution, and certain fees to the list of items that may be withheld from the salary or wages of an employed inmate.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . All 3 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 7, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 6, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections.
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Mar 6, 2024
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 6, 2024 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Ohnstad and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senator Jacque
- Mar 6, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections
- Mar 7, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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