Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 21 — Relating to: the value of tangible personal property allowed in state correctional facilities.

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 29, 2024.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

13 added · 32 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Senate Bill 21 updates the value limits for personal property that inmates in Wisconsin state correctional facilities can possess. Previously, the maximum value for most personal items was $75, but now that limit has been raised to $150. However, inmates can still own musical instruments or electronic items valued up to $350. This change matters because it allows inmates greater freedom in owning items that can contribute to their well-being and rehabilitation while still maintaining certain restrictions for security reasons.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-1412/1 EAW:cjs SENATE BILL 21 January 27, 2023 - Introduced by Senators JAMES, BALLWEG , OWLES , MARKLEIN, R OYS, SPREITZER and W ANGGAARD , cosponsored by Representatives T ITT, A LLEN, ARMSTRONG , D ITTRIC, D ONOVAN , EDMING , MURSAU , ORTIZ-VELEZ, R OZAR, APIK, PIROS, UBECK and TUSLER .
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senate Bill 21 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to create 301.32 (1m) of the statutes;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 301.32 (1m) of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current rules promulgated by the Department of Corrections, a prisoner or resident of a state correctional institution may not possess any personal property with a value exceeding $75, except that he or she may possess a musical instrument or electronic item with a value up to $350 and may possess any item that is medically prescribed.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in may possess a musical instrument or individual or combi- senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Under this bill, a prisoner or resident of a state correctional institution may not possess personal property with a value exceeding $150 or a musical instrument or electronic item with a value exceeding $350.
nation electronic item with a purchase value not to S ECTION 1.
Under the bill, there is no limit for items that are medically prescribed.
301.32 (1m) of the statutes is created to exceed $350.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
The purchase value of other items except read:
SECTION 1.
those that are medically prescribed may not exceed $150 301.32(1m) P ERSONALPROPERTY;
301.32 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
ALLOWABLEVALUE.
301.32 (1m) PERSONAL PROPERTY;
for each item.
ALLOWABLE VALUE.
A prisoner or resident of a state correctional institution * Section 991.11ISCONSISTATUTES:
A prisoner or resident of a state correctional institution may possess a musical instrument or individual or combination electronic item with a purchase value not to exceed $350.
Effective date of acts.
The purchase - 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1412/1 EAW:cjs SENATE BILL 21 SECTION 1 value of other items except those that are medically prescribed may not exceed $150 for each item.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024

  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024

  5. Report correctly enrolled

  6. Received from Assembly concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  13. Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 by Committee on Rules

  14. Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  15. Referred to committee on Rules

  16. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 5

  17. Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  18. Executive action taken

  19. Public hearing held

  20. Senator Spreitzer withdrawn as a coauthor

  21. Senator Roys withdrawn as a coauthor

  22. Representative Ortiz-Velez withdrawn as a cosponsor

  23. Read first time and referred to committee on Corrections

  24. Representative Subeck withdrawn as a cosponsor

  25. Received from Senate

  26. Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Read a third time and passed

  28. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  29. Ordered to a third reading

  30. Read a second time

  31. Placed on calendar 3-22-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  32. Available for scheduling

  33. Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  34. Executive action taken

  35. Public hearing held

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

  37. Introduced by Senators James, Ballweg, Cowles, Marklein, Roys, Spreitzer and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Allen, Armstrong, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Sapik, Spiros, Subeck and Tusler

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7 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 125 not signed on

Sponsors (7)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (125)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 21?
SB 21 is sponsored by James, Jesse (Republican), Ballweg, Cowles, Marklein, Howard (Republican), Roys, Kelda (Democrat), Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), and Wanggaard, Van (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 21?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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