Senate Bill 257
Emergency assistance grants
Topics: Administrative rules, Children and Families, Department of, Public assistance
Became law
The governor signed it on Oct 6, 2009. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Aug 11, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Sep 22, 2009
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Sep 22, 2009
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 45
Latest entry in the official record, Oct 9, 2009: “Published 10-20-2009.”
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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.
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Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. 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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) administers a program of emergency assistance to needy persons in cases of fire, flood, natural disaster, energy crisis, or homelessness or impending homelessness.
Except for cases of energy crisis, DCF must establish the maximum amount of aid to be granted per family member, and must publish the maximum amount and any changes to it in the Wisconsin Administrative Register. This bill provides that DCF must establish the maximum amounts of aid to be granted, including in cases of energy crisis, rather than the maximum amount to be granted for each family member, and that DCF must publish the maximum amounts in the Wisconsin Administrative Register if DCF does not establish those amounts by rule.
Who's behind it
Robert Jauch, a Democrat, is its .
2 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 9, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Oct 9, 2009
The new law was published.
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Oct 6, 2009
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 45.
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Oct 5, 2009
Sent to the governor.
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Sep 22, 2009
The Assembly passed it too.
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Sep 22, 2009
“Read” (the official wording)
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Sep 22, 2009
The Assembly received it.
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Sep 22, 2009
The Senate passed it.
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Sep 22, 2009
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Sep 9, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Aug 19, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 19, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 11, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development.
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Aug 11, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 11, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Jauch;Cosponsored by Representative Grigsby
- Aug 11, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development
- Aug 19, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 19, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 9, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 9, 2009 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 9, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 16, 2009 · Senate
Placed on calendar 9-22-2009 by committee on Senate Organization
- Sep 22, 2009 · Senate
Senator Taylor added as a coauthor
- Sep 22, 2009 · Senate
Read a second time
- Sep 22, 2009 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 22, 2009 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Sep 22, 2009 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Sep 22, 2009 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly
Read
- Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended and taken up
- Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 23, 2009 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Sep 28, 2009 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 9-28-2009
- Oct 5, 2009 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 10-5-2009
- Oct 6, 2009 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 10-6-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 45
- Oct 9, 2009 · Senate
Published 10-20-2009.
Terms on this page
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. 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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote