Assembly Bill 551
Smoking in private residences that are used as child care centers. (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
Dec 9, 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 Children and Families pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c). See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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 smoke in most indoor locations. Current law specifically bans smoking at any time inside child care centers that are operated by child care providers who are required to be licensed or who are otherwise regulated by the Department of Children and Families (regulated child care centers). A child care provider is required to be licensed or is subject to other regulation if the provider provides care to four or more children who are under the age of seven. Current law also bans smoking outside on the premises of a regulated child care center when children who are receiving child care services are present.
The bill expands the ban against smoking inside and outside regulated child care centers to include private residences that are used as licensed child care centers.
Who's behind it
16 representatives are its . 11 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, 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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Feb 24, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Dec 18, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 9, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
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Dec 9, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 9, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kerkman, C. Taylor, Barnes, Berceau, Bies, Billings, Kahl, Kolste, T. Larson, Milroy, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Pope, Tranel, Wachs and Wright; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Risser, T. Cullen, Harris, L. Taylor, Lassa and Lehman
- Dec 9, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
- Dec 18, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 24, 2014 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security and referred to committee on Children and Families pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
- 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