Senate Bill 377
Changing terminology for those with an intellectual disability
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 20, 2012. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 12, 2012
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 14, 2012
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Mar 13, 2012
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 126
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 21, 2012: “Published 4-2-2012”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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.
This bill substitutes the phrase "intellectual disability" for "mental retardation" and "mentally retarded" in the statutes.
Who's behind it
13 senators are its . 9 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.
28 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Jessica King · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (28)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Elizabeth Coggs · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Michelle Litjens · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Erik Severson · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Toles · Democrat, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Public Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 25, 2012
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 Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 21, 2012
The new law was published.
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Mar 20, 2012
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 126.
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Mar 16, 2012
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 13, 2012
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 20, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 16, 2012
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 14, 2012
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 14, 2012
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jan 25, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 19, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 12, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue.
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Jan 12, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 12, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Galloway, Harsdorf, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, King, C. Larson, Lassa, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Taylor and Vinehout;Cosponsored by Representatives Severson, Bernier, Berceau, Bies, E. Coggs, Endsley, Hintz, Jacque, Kaufert, Kerkman, Knodl, Kooyenga, Litjens, Mason, Nygren, Pasch, Petryk, Radcliffe, Rivard, Sinicki, Spanbauer, Strachota, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Zepnick and Toles
- Jan 12, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue
- Jan 19, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 25, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 25, 2012 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 25, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 13, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-14-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 by committee on Rules
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:12 A.M. on 3-13-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 16, 2012 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 3-16-2012
- Mar 16, 2012 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-16-2012
- Mar 20, 2012 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-19-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 126
- Mar 21, 2012 · Senate
Published 4-2-2012
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote