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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 153

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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: Jacque (R) , Wirch (D)

11 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Drake (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kreibich (R) , Krug (R) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Mursau (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Sortwell (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

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

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 May 8, 2025 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. Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

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

  2. Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Drake added as a coauthor

  6. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  8. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. May 9, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Sep 25, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  11. Jan 26, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  12. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1