WI SB 79
passed one chamberRelating to: a disclaimer of parental rights and payments allowed in connection with an adoption.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WI SB 79 pass?
Not yet. WI SB 79 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI SB 79 about?
WI SB 79 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: a disclaimer of parental rights and payments allowed in connection with an adoption.”.
Who sponsors WI SB 79?
Tomczyk, Jacque are the primary sponsors of WI SB 79.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-26
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Tomczykprimary
- Jacqueprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
amendment-failure
2026-02-12
Received from Senate
receipt
2026-02-11
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-11
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-11
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-11
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-09
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-03
Available for scheduling
2026-02-03
Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Executive action taken
2025-09-04
Public hearing held
2025-02-26
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-26
Introduced by Senators Jacque and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Armstrong, Allen, Behnke, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Pronschinske, Wichgers and Tusler
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-03 · pass · 3-2
Related bills
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