Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 11 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 573 — Relating to: training expenses for officers.

Last action — Published 3-28-2024

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced October 23, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 28, 2024.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

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  • 13 sponsors

    13 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (11 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

43 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill SB 573 now includes provisions that mandate the Law Enforcement Standards Board (LESB) to reimburse law enforcement agencies for officers' training expenses directly, rather than through political subdivisions. Additionally, the minimum reimbursement amount for annual recertification training has been increased from $160 to $320 per officer. Importantly, this change will apply to training costs incurred starting July 1, 2024. These adjustments are significant as they provide more financial support for law enforcement agencies, potentially improving training and overall officer readiness.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBa0651/1 CMH:amn SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 573 October 31, 2023 - Offered by Senator TAFSHOLT.
- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-4573/1 CMH:cdc SENATE BILL 573 October 23, 2023 - Introduced by Senators S TAFSHOLT, WANGGAARD , JAMES , B ALLWEG, CABRAL-G UEVARA, FELZKOWSKI, FEYEN, H UTTON, MARKLEIN , NASS, PFAFF, QUINN and TESTIN, cosponsored by Representatives ONOVAN , URTZ , SPIROS, A LLEN, A RMSTRONG, B EHNKE , BRANDTJEN , C ALLAHAN, D ALLMAN , D ITTRIC, EDMING, GOEBEN, GREEN, GUNDRUM , MAGNAFICI, MAXEY, MICHALSKI, M URSAU, N EDWESKI, N OVAK, O'CONNOR , OLDENBURG , PENTERMAN , PETRYK , R ETTINGER, APIK, CHUTT , HANKLAND , INICKI, ITTL, USLER , ANDER MEER , W ICHGERS, WITTKE and ZIMMERMAN .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
1.
A N A CT to amend 165.85 (5) (b) of the statutes;
Page 2, line 9:
relating to:
after that line insert:
training expenses for officers.
“SECTION 1s.Initial applicability.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Current law requires officer recruits for law enforcement agencies, jails, or juvenile detention facilities to complete preparatory training and for law enforcement officers to complete annual recertification training.
(1) PER OFFICER AMOUNT.The treatment of s.
Under current law, the Law Enforcement Standards Board authorizes the reimbursement to political subdivisions of approved expenses.
165.85 (5) (b), with respect to the dollar amount provided per officer, first applies to training costs incurred on July 1, 2024.”.
This bill requires LESB to pay the law enforcement agency for the approved preparatory expenses.
Under current law, the approved expenses for annual recertification training must include at least $160 per law enforcement officer.
This bill increases the minimum amount per officer to $320 and specifies that the law enforcement agency that employs the officer be paid for the approved expenses of the officer's annual recertification training.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION 1.
165.85 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.85 (5) (b) The board shall authorize the reimbursement payment to each political subdivision law enforcement agencies of approved expenses incurred by - 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-4573/1 CMH:cdc SENATE BILL 573 SECTION 1 recruits who satisfactorily complete training at schools certified by the board.
Reimbursement Payment of these expenses for law enforcement officer, jail officer and juvenile detention officer preparatory training shall be for board approved tuition, living, and travel expenses.
Reimbursement Payment of approved expenses for completion of annual recertification training under sub.
(4) shall be provided to the law enforcement agency that employs the officer and shall include at least $160 $320 per officer thereafter per year.
Funds may also be distributed for attendance at other training programs and courses or for training services on a priority basis to be decided by the department of justice.
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Action History

  1. Published 3-28-2024

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 227

  3. Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 94, Noes 3

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  12. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  13. Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor

  14. Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules

  15. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Representative Ohnstad added as a cosponsor

  17. Representative Bare added as a cosponsor

  18. Representatives Plumer, Conley and Joers added as cosponsors

  19. Received from Senate

  20. Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 31, Noes 1

  22. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  23. Ordered to a third reading

  24. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  25. Read a second time

  26. Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  27. Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Available for scheduling

  29. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  30. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  31. Executive action taken

  32. Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  33. Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor

  34. Public hearing held

  35. Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  36. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stafsholt

  37. Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  38. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  39. Introduced by Senators Stafsholt, Wanggaard, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hutton, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Kurtz, Spiros, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petryk, Rettinger, Sapik, Schutt, Shankland, Sinicki, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Wittke and Zimmerman

Sponsors

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13 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (13)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 94 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 45000
Democrat 21300
Unaffiliated 28000
Total 94300
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (97)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Yea
BINSFELD — Yea
BODDEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRERA — Yea
CONLEY — Yea
CONSIDINE — Yea
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MICHALSKI — Yea
MYERS — Yea
OHNSTAD — Yea
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
RETTINGER — Yea
RIEMER — Yea
ROZAR — Yea
SAPIK — Yea
SCHMIDT — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SCHUTT — Yea
SHANKLAND — Yea
SHELTON — Yea
SPEAKER — Yea
ANDERSON, J — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Bare, Mike Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Yea
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Yea
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Yea
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 31 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 19000
Democrat 7101
Total 31101
% of votes cast 94%3%0%3%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
AGARD — Yea
BALLWEG — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Yea
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Yea
Larson, Chris Democrat Yea
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Yea
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Yea
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Not Voting
Wirch, Robert Democrat Yea
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 573?
SB 573 is sponsored by Stafsholt, Rob (Republican), Wanggaard, Van (Republican), James, Jesse (Republican), Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Feyen, Dan (Republican), Hutton, Rob (Republican), Marklein, Howard (Republican), Nass, Steve (Republican), Pfaff, Brad (Democrat), Quinn, Romaine (Republican), and Testin, Patrick (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 573?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced October 23, 2023. Enacted.
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