Skip to content

Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 318

Became law Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: receipt of anatomical gifts by search and rescue organizations for human remains detection canines.

Death Dogs Organization miscellaneous Transplant

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows certain search and rescue organizations or recovery teams that

use human remains detection canines to receive anatomical gifts under certain

circumstances. Under current law, only certain persons or entities, including

accredited medical schools for the purpose of research or education and organ

procurement organizations as custodians of a body part for transplant or therapy,

may receive anatomical gifts.

Sponsors

Introduced by: James (R) , Wanggaard (R)

11 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Carpenter (D) , Emerson (D) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Murphy (R) , Rozar (R) , Sapik (R) , Schraa (R) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0

Passed 6–0 Oct 6, 2023 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. May 31, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators James and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Armstrong, Gustafson, Murphy, Rozar, Sapik, Schraa and Subeck

  2. May 31, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Sep 7, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  4. Sep 13, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  5. Sep 13, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 4, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 6, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0

  8. Oct 6, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Oct 16, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  12. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  16. Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  17. Jan 11, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 by Committee on Rules

  18. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  19. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  23. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  25. Jan 18, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  26. Jan 19, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  27. Mar 18, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  28. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-15-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 178

  29. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-23-2024