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AB 259

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concussions and other head injuries sustained in youth athletic activities.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill directs the Department of Public Instruction, in conjunction with the

Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, to develop guidelines and other

information to educate coaches and athletes and their parents or guardians about

the risk of concussion and head injury in youth athletic activities. The bill defines

"youth athletic activity," with certain exceptions, as an organized athletic activity in

which the participants, a majority of whom are at least 11 and under 19 years of age,

are engaged in an athletic game or competition against another team, club, or entity,

or in practice or preparation for an organized athletic game or competition against

another team, club, or entity.

The bill requires each person operating a youth athletic activity annually to

distribute a concussion and head injury information sheet to each person who wishes

to participate in the activity and prohibits a person from participating in a youth

athletic activity until he or she has returned the sheet signed by the person and, if

he or she is under the age of 19, by his or her parent or guardian.

The bill requires that a person who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or

head injury in a youth athletic activity be removed from the activity immediately.

A person who has been so removed may not participate in a youth athletic activity

until he or she is evaluated by a health care provider who has been trained in the

evaluation and management of concussion and head injuries and receives a written

clearance to participate in the activity from the health care provider. The bill

provides that if a health care provider who is a volunteer authorizes a person to

participate in a youth athletic activity, he or she is immune from civil liability for any

injury resulting from that act unless the act constitutes gross negligence or willful

or wanton misconduct.

In the bill, "health care provider" means a physician, physician assistant,

advanced practice nurse prescriber, or an athletic trainer.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Bernier (R) , E. Coggs (D) , Endsley (R) , Fields (D) , Hulsey (D) , Krug (R) , Pasch (D) , Ripp (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Staskunas (D) , Wynn (R)

4 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Lassa (D) , Milroy, C. Taylor, Steinbrink, Mason, Bewley, Clark, Vruwink, Young, Brooks, Petryk, Knilans and Steineke , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Oct 25, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Oct 25, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Sep 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Fields, Ripp, Hulsey, Krug, Spanbauer, Wynn, Pasch, Endsley, E. Coggs, Berceau, Staskunas, Bernier and Bernard Schaber;Cosponsored by Senators Darling, Lassa and Taylor

  2. Sep 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  3. Oct 4, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Fields and Knudson

  5. Oct 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Fields

  6. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Knudson

  7. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Knudson

  8. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Knudson

  9. Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  11. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  12. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  13. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  14. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  15. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  16. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 5 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Fields and Knudson

  17. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up

  18. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Representatives Milroy, C. Taylor, Steinbrink, Mason, Bewley, Clark, Vruwink, Young, Brooks, Petryk, Knilans and Steineke added as coauthors

  19. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  20. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  21. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  22. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 5 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  23. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  24. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  27. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Nov 4, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  29. Nov 8, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue

  30. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended and taken up

  31. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  32. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  33. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  34. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  35. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  37. Mar 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  38. Mar 30, 2012 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-30-2012

  39. Apr 3, 2012 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 172

  40. Apr 5, 2012 · Assembly

    Published 4-16-2012