WI AB 237
enactedRelating 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
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Sponsors
- Knodlprimary
- Gustafsonprimary
- Behnkeprimary
- Goebenprimary
- Wichgersprimary
- Kitchensprimary
- Pradoprimary
- Kreibichprimary
- Maxeyprimary
- Brillprimary
- Novakprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Gundrumprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
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
2025-05-02
Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-21
Public hearing held
2025-06-05
Representative Kurtz added as a coauthor
2025-09-12
Representative Piwowarczyk added as a coauthor
2025-11-10
Senator Marklein added as a cosponsor
2026-01-05
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gundrum
amendment-introduction
2026-01-14
Executive action taken
2026-01-15
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-15
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-15
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-05
Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-02-10
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-10
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-10
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-10
Rules suspended
2026-02-10
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2026-02-10
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-10
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-02-10
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-10
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-10
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-11
Rules suspended and taken up
2026-02-11
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-11
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-11
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-11
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor
2026-02-11
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-12
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-02-16
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
2026-02-16
Report correctly enrolled on 2-16-2026
enrolled
2026-03-12
Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-16
Report approved by the Governor on 3-13-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 94
executive-signature
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
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