On September 10, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Local Government met on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 214 Relating to: town clerk and treasurer appointments, publication requirements for proposed budget summary and notice of public hearing, and discontinuance of highways Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 152 Relating to: bid requirement for publication and printing of […]
On June 10, 2025, the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families held a public hearing on Senate Bill 111 Relating to: transportation of minors for emergency detention.
On May 28, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Local Government met on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 187 Relating to: training completion awards for volunteer firefighters Assembly Bill 217 Relating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 196 Relating to: rehired annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System Assembly Bill 116 Relating […]
On May 27, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention and Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families held a joint public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 111 / Senate Bill 106 Relating to: psychiatric residential treatment facilities, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and […]
On February 26, 2025, Joint Legislative Council met on the following: Receiving study committee reports: Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors Study Committee on Recodification of Battery Statutes Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes Study Committee on the Future of the University of Wisconsin System Study Committee on the Regulation of Artificial […]
On December 18, 2024, the Legislative Council Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors met on the following agenda: Discussion of committee assignment Presentations by invited speakers: Representatives of the Department of Health Services Representatives of the Wisconsin County Human Services Association Representatives of the Wisconsin Counties Association Discussion of preliminary bill […]
On November 21, 2024, the Legislative Council Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors met on the following agenda: Discussion of committee assignment Discussion of preliminary bill drafts: LRB-0613/P2, relating to psychiatric residential treatment facilities, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority LRB-0614/P2, relating to establishment of psychiatric […]
On September 25, 2024, the Legislative Council Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors met on the following agenda: Presentations by invited speakers: Elizabeth Manley, LSW, Faculty and Senior Advisor for Health and Behavioral Health Policy, University of Connecticut Kathy Markeland, Executive Director, and Emily Coddington, Associate Director, Wisconsin Association of Family […]
The Legislative Council Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors reviewed whether special emergency detention procedures should be established for minors, including whether persons other than law enforcement either be permitted or required to take a minor into custody for the purpose of emergency detention. The committee also reviewed current civil commitment […]