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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to: hospice staff transferring the controlled substances of deceased persons to drug disposal programs."
+description: "Relating to: hospice staff transferring the controlled substances of deceased persons to drug disposal programs."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
+legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
+session: "2017 Regular Session"
+identifier: "AB 444"
+citation: "Wisconsin AB 444 (2017 Regular Session)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Berceau", "Gannon", "Genrich", "Horlacher", "Jacque", "Kleefisch", "Ripp", "Spiros", "Subeck", "Tittl"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-07-14T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-12-01T06:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdfa29d2-7132-4c40-a168-66099e23c3d4"
+source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab444"
+source_hash: "723211293d9bfa3bf52e5931107f0a6bd35087a3dd5e1bdf969c95d5fe5390d0"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
+---
+
+# Wisconsin AB 444 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: hospice staff transferring the controlled substances of deceased persons to drug disposal programs.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2017/REG/AB444)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Report passage recommended by Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ballweg — primary (person)
+- Berceau — primary (person)
+- Gannon — primary (person)
+- Genrich — primary (person)
+- Horlacher — primary (person)
+- Jacque — primary (person)
+- Kleefisch — primary (person)
+- Ripp — primary (person)
+- Spiros — primary (person)
+- Subeck — primary (person)
+- Tittl — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-07-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Jacque, Subeck, Berceau, Gannon, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Ripp, Spiros, Tittl and Genrich; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Olsen, Bewley, Feyen, Marklein, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch `introduction`
+- **2017-07-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
+- **2017-09-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
+- **2017-10-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
+- **2017-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-2-2017 by Committee on Rules
+- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
+- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
+- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
+- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Barca added as a coauthor
+- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
+- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
+- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
+- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
+- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
+- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-7-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
+- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
+- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
+- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor
+- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
+- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
+- **2017-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
+- **2017-11-22T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-22-2017
+- **2017-11-28T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-28-2017 `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-30-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 99 `executive-signature`
+- **2017-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Published 12-1-2017
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdfa29d2-7132-4c40-a168-66099e23c3d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).
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