Assembly Bill 178
Expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion programs. (FE)
Topics: Alcohol and other drug abuse, Justice, Department of, Mental health
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 15, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 153. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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.
Who's behind it
9 representatives are its . 8 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
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 was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 1 · Jan 14, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 26, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 14, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 14, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 1.
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Sep 25, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 25, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 19, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 30, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 15, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Apr 15, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Behnke, Kreibich, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Sortwell, Wichgers, Kaufert and Krug; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Wirch
- Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 19, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
- Sep 29, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Spaude
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 1
- Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 26, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote