Relating to: creation of a Human Trafficking Council and requiring the establishment of county sex trafficking task forces. (FE)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Assembly Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 19, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 239
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative O'Connor
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 5
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives O'Connor, Plumer, S. Johnson, Maxey, Gundrum, Mursau, Kitchens, Callahan, Dittrich, Behnke, Edming, Schraa and Hurd;
cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Knodl and Tomczyk
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Calvin Callahan
RRepublican
P
Dave Maxey
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
James Edming
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Joel Kitchens
RRepublican
P
Jon Plumer
RRepublican
P
Karen Hurd
RRepublican
P
Michael Schraa
RRepublican
P
Rick Gundrum
RRepublican
P
Scott Johnson
RRepublican
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