Assembly Bill 252
Disposition of fetal remains and providing a penalty. (FE)
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
Jun 20, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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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.
Current law contains restrictions on the final disposition of corpses and stillbirths, but does not explicitly require any particular form of final disposition of corpses or stillbirths. Current law does not contain any specific provisions with respect to the disposal or final disposition of fetal remains other than stillbirths.
This bill requires a physician who performs or induces an abortion to arrange for the final disposition of the fetal remains resulting from the abortion. The bill defines abortion as the use of an instrument, medicine, drug, or other substance or device with intent to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant or for whom there is reason to believe that she may be pregnant and with intent other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the infant after live birth, or to remove a dead fetus. The bill expressly provides that a physician is not required to discuss the final disposition of the fetal remains with the mother before performing or inducing an abortion, and is not required to obtain authorization from the mother for the final disposition of the fetal remains upon completion of the abortion.
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The bill otherwise requires the funeral director or other person assuming responsibility for any fetal remains that are not the result of an abortion to arrange for the final disposition of those fetal remains.
For purposes of the bill, fetal remains are defined as the remains of a fetus that had completed at least 10 weeks of gestation or had reached the stage of development that, upon visual inspection of the fetus or part of the fetus, the head, torso, or extremities appear to be supported by skeletal or cartilaginous structures. Under the bill, final disposition for fetal remains resulting from an abortion may be by burial, interment, entombment, cremation, incineration, or delivery to a medical or dental school anatomy department as an anatomical gift.
A person who violates any of the provisions created in the bill may be required to forfeit up to $1,000 for each violation.
Who's behind it
8 lawmakers are its . All 8 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (8)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 11, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 27, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 20, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Jun 20, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 20, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bies, Ballweg, Brooks, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Nass, A. Ott and Spiros; cosponsored by Senator Grothman
- Jun 20, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice
- Jun 27, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 11, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly
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