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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 150

Posttermination of parental rights contact between a child and a birth relative of the child; disclosure of the name and address of an out-of-home placement of a child; sharing of home study reports with another agency; elimination of home studies for certain proposed adoptive parents; disclosure of the name and last-known address of a proposed adoptive parent of a child to an agency that is determining the availability of an adoptive placement for a sibling of the child; providing full faith and credit to a tribal court proceeding for a suspension of parental rights or an adoption under tribal law or custom; and jurisdiction over and venue for an adoption petition. (FE)

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 15, 2013

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.

Who's behind it

Joint Legislative Council is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

  • Joint Legislative Council

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 23, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Aug 28, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Aug 22, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Jul 23, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.

  6. May 3, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Apr 23, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  8. Apr 15, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Family Law.

  9. Apr 15, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

  2. Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law

  3. Apr 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 3, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jul 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Family Law and referred to committee on Children and Families pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  6. Aug 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Aug 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Oct 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  9. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate