republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/january-2017-special-session/ab-5.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: prevention and control of, emergency and involuntary commitment for, and treatment programs and services for drug dependence. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: prevention and control of, emergency and involuntary commitment for, and treatment programs and services for drug dependence. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "January 2017 Special Session"
identifier: "AB 5"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 5 (January 2017 Special Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["G", "Special session", "2017 -- January", "Alcohol and other drug abuse", "Governor -- Legislation by request of", "Mental health -- Hospitals and institutes", ";"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-17T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9f1e8b3-ec42-42eb-96e9-ba9631781cd8"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/jr7/asm/bill/ab5"
source_hash: "2641877f2058b9e3ed4768350f851d96fed0dac74cc723a104ca41793c4e3918"
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 5 (January 2017 Special Session) — Relating to: prevention and control of, emergency and involuntary commitment for, and treatment programs and services for drug dependence. (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/JR7/AB5)

## Votes

- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0 — **97–0** (pass) · legislature
- Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 13 — **20–13** (pass) · legislature
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Committee on Assembly Organization, Nygren, E. Brooks, VanderMeer, Tranel, Ripp, Quinn, Petryk, Kleefisch, Swearingen, Skowronski, Fields, Kulp, Allen, Spiros, Felzkowski, Mursau, Horlacher, Rohrkaste, Tusler, Edming, Krug, Petersen, Jagler, Rodriguez, Born, Murphy, Ballweg, Genrich, Bernier and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Vukmir, Harsdorf, Testin, Olsen, Wanggaard, L. Taylor, Wirch and Lasee, by request of Governor Scott Walker `introduction`
- **2017-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- **2017-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2017-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2017-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2017-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2017-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2017-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2017-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2017-04-03T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren
- **2017-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- **2017-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to calendar of 5-2-2017 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2017-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2017-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-14-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Bewley, Hansen, Shilling, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Johnson, Larson and L. Taylor
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 13
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2017-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 6-23-2017
- **2017-07-13T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 7-13-2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-17T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 7-17-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 34 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-17T05:00:00+00:00** Published 7-18-2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9f1e8b3-ec42-42eb-96e9-ba9631781cd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).