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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 298

Requiring notice to relatives when a child is taken into custody and disclosure of information to relatives for the purpose of facilitating a relationship or placement

Topics: Children and Families, Department of, Children: Abuse and neglect, Children: Protection and services, County: Human services, Family, Juvenile court

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Sep 22, 2009, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jun 2, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Sep 22, 2009

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.

Who's behind it

Joint Legislative Council is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

  • Joint Legislative Council

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote on an amendment

Passed, 7 to 0 · Sep 8, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Sep 24, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development.

  3. Sep 23, 2009

    The Senate received it.

  4. Sep 22, 2009

    The Assembly passed it.

  5. Sep 22, 2009

    The Assembly adopted it.

  6. Sep 8, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  7. Sep 8, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  8. Aug 5, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  9. Aug 5, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  10. Jun 2, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.

  11. Jun 2, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jun 2, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

  2. Jun 2, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Children and Families

  3. Aug 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Aug 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Aug 19, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Aug 19, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by committee on Children and Families

  7. Sep 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  8. Sep 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  9. Sep 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Sep 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-22-2009 by committee on Rules

  11. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  13. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Sep 24, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development

  19. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary