Senate Bill 546
Authorizing the copying of a birth certificate in order for a child to participate in an organized youth sport
Topics: Athletics, Vital statistics, Youth
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 18, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, with certain exceptions, a person who copies a vital record, including a certified or uncertified birth certificate, may be subject to a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment of up to three years and six months, or both.
This bill makes an exception to the penalty for copying a vital record for a parent, stepparent, guardian, or foster parent of a child who is required to submit the child's birth certificate in order for the child to participate in an organized youth sport.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 18, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development.
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Feb 18, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 18, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Grothman, Holperin, A. Lasee, Risser, Darling and Kedzie;Cosponsored by Representatives LeMahieu, Nass, Knodl, Petrowski, Townsend, Mursau and Ballweg
- Feb 18, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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