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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 178

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion programs. (FE)

Alcohol and other drug abuse Alcohol beverage — Regulation Justice department of Juvenile court Mental health Mental health — Hospitals and institutes

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Justice, in collaboration with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Health Services, awards grants to counties and tribes that have established qualifying treatment alternatives and diversion (TAD) programs that offer alcohol or drug treatment services as alternatives to prosecution or incarceration in order to reduce recidivism, promote public safety, and reduce prison and jail populations.

Under this bill, a program funded by a TAD grant need not focus solely on alcohol and other drug treatment but may provide treatment programs for a person who has any mental illness.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Behnke (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kreibich (R) , Krug (R) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Mursau (R) , Sortwell (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

3 cosponsors

Jacque (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 14

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 1

Passed 7–1 Jan 14, 2026 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. Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Behnke, Kreibich, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Sortwell, Wichgers, Kaufert and Krug; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Wirch

  2. Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  7. Sep 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Spaude

  8. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  10. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Jan 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  12. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1