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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 973

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Relating to: mandatory training regarding human trafficking for employees of community-based residential facilities and owners of certain entities and certain other employees and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires any employee of a community-based residential facility who

has regular, direct contact with facility residents to receive training on identifying

and preventing human trafficking crimes within 60 days after starting employment

and at least every two years thereafter.

The bill also requires employers to provide, within 60 days of an employee's hire

and at least every two years thereafter, training on identifying and preventing

human trafficking crimes to employees who are likely to interact with the public and

vulnerable individuals. Under the bill, the training must be provided, at a minimum,

to private security officers, hotel and motel owners and managers, public transit

managers, and adult entertainment establishment owners and managers. Also

under the bill, except with respect to individuals who are required by law to report

suspected human trafficking, a failure to report a case of human trafficking does not

automatically subject an owner or employee to liability to the human trafficking

victim or to any other party.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Baldeh (D) , Behnke (R) , Brandtjen (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Callahan (R) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Edming (R) , Emerson (D) , Gundrum (R) , Hurd (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Schraa (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Wichgers (R)

6 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Jacobson (D) , Knodl (R) , Taylor (D) , Testin (R) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Feb 7, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Feb 7, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Feb 27, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 11, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Stubbs, C. Anderson, Baldeh, Behnke, Brandtjen, Callahan, Conley, Considine, Edming, Emerson, Hurd, Kitchens, Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Schraa, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Ballweg, Taylor, Testin and Wirch

  2. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities

  3. Jan 24, 2024 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 1, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 2, 2024 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 5, 2024 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gundrum

  7. Feb 6, 2024 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 6, 2024 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Feb 6, 2024 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  11. Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  13. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules

  14. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 15, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Feb 19, 2024 · Senate

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

  22. Feb 27, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  23. Feb 27, 2024 · Senate

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

  24. Feb 27, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  26. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  30. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  31. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Mar 12, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Mar 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-15-2024

  34. Mar 21, 2024 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024

  35. Mar 28, 2024 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 237

  36. Mar 28, 2024 · Assembly

    Published 3-28-2024