Assembly approves bills to delay closure of youth prisons, regulate electric scooters

The Assembly signed off on legislation on Thursday to delay the closure of the state’s youth prisons, sending it to the state Senate for approval.

The bill was just one of a series that the chamber passed, ranging from legislation on electric bikes and scooters to a package looking to increase efficiency at the state Department of Transportation.

The bipartisan youth prison bill that passed via voice vote without any debate would put off the closure of Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake by six months and give counties more time to submit applications for replacement facilities and have them reviewed by lawmakers.

It would also make technical tweaks to legislation that passed last year laying out the framework for shutting down and replacing the state’s embattled youth prisons located north of Wausau.

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