---
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).