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WI AB 237

enacted

Relating to: the age at which an infant is covered under the safe haven law.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 237 pass?

Yes. WI AB 237 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-16. Latest recorded action (2026-03-16): Published 3-14-2026

What is WI AB 237 about?

WI AB 237 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the age at which an infant is covered under the safe haven law.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 237?

Knodl, Gustafson, Behnke and 10 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 237.

Introduced
2025-05-02
Latest action
2026-03-16 — Published 3-14-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Knodlprimary
  • Gustafsonprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Wichgersprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Pradoprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Novakprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Gundrumprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-02

    Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, O'Connor, Novak, Brill, Maxey, Kreibich, Prado, Kitchens, Wichgers, Goeben, Behnke, Gustafson and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Hutton and Cabral-Guevara

    introduction

  2. 2025-05-02

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-21

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-06-05

    Representative Kurtz added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-09-12

    Representative Piwowarczyk added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-11-10

    Senator Marklein added as a cosponsor

  7. 2026-01-05

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gundrum

    amendment-introduction

  8. 2026-01-14

    Executive action taken

  9. 2026-01-15

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-01-15

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-01-15

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-02-05

    Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules

  13. 2026-02-10

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  14. 2026-02-10

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  15. 2026-02-10

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  16. 2026-02-10

    Rules suspended

  17. 2026-02-10

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2026-02-10

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. 2026-02-10

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  20. 2026-02-10

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  21. 2026-02-10

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  22. 2026-02-10

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. 2026-02-11

    Rules suspended and taken up

  24. 2026-02-11

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  25. 2026-02-11

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  26. 2026-02-11

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  27. 2026-02-11

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  28. 2026-02-11

    Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor

  29. 2026-02-11

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. 2026-02-12

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  31. 2026-02-16

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  32. 2026-02-16

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-16-2026

    enrolled

  33. 2026-03-12

    Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2026

    executive-receipt

  34. 2026-03-16

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-13-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 94

    executive-signature

  35. 2026-03-16

    Published 3-14-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    2026-01-15 · pass · 9-0

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    2026-01-15 · pass · 9-0

  • Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2026-02-10 · pass · 3-2

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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