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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 780

Elimination of surplus retention limitations for residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and child welfare agencies that provide rate-based services for the Department of Children and Families or a county department of human services or social services; determination of the rates charged by those providers; establishment of a performance-based contracting system for those providers; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority

Topics: Administrative rules, Children and Families, Department of, Children: Protection and services, Contracts, County: Human services, Day care

Became law

The governor signed it on May 13, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 26, 2010

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Apr 15, 2010

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 22 to 10

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 335

Latest entry in the official record, May 17, 2010: “Published 5-26-2010”

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What it does

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 were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote on an amendment

Passed, 8 to 0 · Mar 11, 2010

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Children and Families, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 13 to 1 · Mar 17, 2010

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 22 to 10 · Apr 22, 2010

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

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 22, Noes 10”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 17, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. May 13, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 335.

  3. May 11, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 22, 2010

    The Senate passed it too, 22 to 10.

  5. Apr 19, 2010

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization,.

  6. Apr 16, 2010

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  7. Apr 16, 2010

    The Senate received it.

  8. Apr 15, 2010

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Apr 15, 2010

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Mar 17, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Mar 17, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.

  12. Mar 11, 2010

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  13. Mar 11, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  14. Mar 3, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Mar 2, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Feb 26, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.

  17. Feb 26, 2010

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

  2. Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Children and Families

  3. Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Children and Families

  7. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Children and Families, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  8. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Children and Families, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  9. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  10. Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by joint committee on Finance

  12. Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 1

  13. Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  14. Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  15. Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  16. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:41 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22

  17. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  19. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 adopted

  20. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  23. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Apr 16, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  25. Apr 16, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

  26. Apr 19, 2010 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Finance and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c)

  27. Apr 19, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  28. Apr 22, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up

  29. Apr 22, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  30. Apr 22, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. Apr 22, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  32. Apr 22, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 22, Noes 10

  33. Apr 22, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  35. May 4, 2010 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  36. May 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  37. May 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 5-11-2010

  38. May 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-13-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 335

  39. May 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 5-26-2010

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

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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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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