---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: multiple jurisdiction health departments. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: multiple jurisdiction health departments. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 12"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 12 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cowles", "Darling", "LeMahieu", "Stroebel"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-26T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-24T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b41df0e-ce18-43e6-b102-635aad52b0bf"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb12"
source_hash: "773948bbaa894cce8daa9a6f001ce1049b5e26c7ad1936c1f388124382ac9ea1"
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 SB 12 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: multiple jurisdiction health departments. (FE)

## 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/SB12)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 20, Noes 13 — **20–13** (pass) · legislature
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cowles — primary (person)
- Darling — primary (person)
- LeMahieu — primary (person)
- Stroebel — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Cowles, Darling and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representatives R. Brooks, Knodl, Bernier, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Gannon, Hutton, Jagler, Jarchow, Kooyenga, Kremer, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Mursau, Nygren, Quinn, Thiesfeldt, Weatherston and Subeck `introduction`
- **2017-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection
- **2017-02-01T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2017-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Ott added as a cosponsor
- **2017-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Skowronski added as a cosponsor
- **2017-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2017-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-7-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Erpenbach
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 20, Noes 13
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate
- **2017-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-03-29T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 4-4-2017 by Committee on Rules
- **2017-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- **2017-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2017-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Representatives Allen and Petryk added as cosponsors
- **2017-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-04-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in
- **2017-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled
- **2017-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 4-20-2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 4-24-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 6 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** Published 4-25-2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b41df0e-ce18-43e6-b102-635aad52b0bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).