Senate Bill 372
Inspections of unlicensed child care centers, a hotline to receive reports of alleged unlicensed child care centers, and an unlicensed child care center public information and education campaign
Topics: Children and Families, Department of, Day care, Public employee, Telephone
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Jan 9, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, no person may for compensation provide care and supervision for four or more children under seven years of age for less than 24 hours a day unless that person obtains a license to operate a child care center from the Department of Children and Families (DCF). If a person operates a child care center without a license, DCF may order the person to stop operating the child care center and, if the person fails to comply with the order, DCF may impose a daily forfeiture of not less than $10 nor more than $1,000.
This bill permits DCF to order a person who operates a child care center without a license to stop operating the child care center and to submit to random, unannounced inspections by DCF to ensure that the person is not committing repeated violations. Under the bill, a person who is ordered to submit to those inspections is considered to have given consent to any authorized officer, employee, or agent of DCF to enter and inspect the person's premises, and any refusal to permit that entry or inspection constitutes grounds for a forfeiture as under current law.
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The bill also requires DCF to maintain a toll-free telephone number to receive reports of alleged unlicensed child care centers and to conduct a public information and education campaign to promote public awareness of the child care center licensing requirement, of the benefits of placing a child for care and supervision in a licensed child care center, and of the possible dangers of placing a child for care and supervision in an unlicensed child care center.
Finally, the bill authorizes an additional two full-time equivalent positions in DCF for the purpose of investigating alleged unlicensed child care centers.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 15, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 14, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 9, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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Jan 9, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 9, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators S. Coggs, Risser, Taylor, Wanggaard and Carpenter;Cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Young, Turner, Berceau, Pope-Roberts and Bernard Schaber
- Jan 9, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 15, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate