Wisconsin House Bill 861 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Failed on April 15 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-15 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to renumber 961.571 (1) (a) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 8., 9. and 10., 961.571 (1) (a) 7., 961.571 (1) (a) 11. a., b., c., d., f., g., h., i., j. and m. and 961.571 (1) (a) 11. e., k. and L.; to renumber and amend 961.41 (3g) (e) and 961.571 (1) (a) 11. (intro.); to amend 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.), 66.0107 (1) (bm), 961.41 (3g) (c), 961.41 (3g) (d), 961.41 (3g) (em), 961.47 (1), 961.48 (3), 961.573 (title), 961.574 (title) and 961.577; and to create 66.0108, 103.157, 778.25 (1) (a) 2m., 961.571 (1) (ac), 961.571 (1) (b) 4., 961.571 (1) (c) (intro.) and 2. (intro.), 961.572 (1m), 961.573 (1m) and 961.574 (1m) of the statutes; Relating to: penalties for possession of marijuana, employer liability for not drug testing employees and prospective employees, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Penalties for possession of marijuana, employer liability for not drug testing employees and prospective employees, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Rep. Shae Sortwell [R]

Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez [D]

Rep. Dave Considine [D]

Sen. Lena Taylor [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-15	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2024-01-08	House	Fiscal estimate received
2023-12-22	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2023-12-22	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab861
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB861.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab861/ab861_doc.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/assembly/criminal_justice_and_public_safety/1790473.pdf