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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 676

Prohibiting the disclosure of a determination that a person has abused or neglected a child for purposes of a caregiver background check when that abuse or neglect has not been substantiated

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 8, 2014. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 27, 2014

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 13, 2014

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 18, 2014

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 261

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Published 4-9-2014”

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What it does

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

Under current law, child abuse and neglect reports and records are confidential and may be disclosed only to certain persons or for certain purposes specified in current law, including for purposes of a caregiver background check.

The federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), however, includes as an eligibility requirement for receipt of a grant under that act that a state has in effect provisions requiring the prompt expungement, for purposes of employment or other background checks, of records that relate to child abuse or neglect cases determined to be unsubstantiated or false.

Read the full summary

This bill conforms state law to CAPTA by: 1) permitting a determination made before January 1, 2015, that a person has abused or neglected a child to be disclosed for purposes of a caregiver background check only if that determination has not been reversed or modified on appeal; and 2) permitting such a determination made on or after January 1, 2015, to be disclosed for those purposes only if that determination is a final agency determination that the person has abused or neglected the child or, if a contested case hearing is held on such a determination, is a final administrative or judicial decision that the person has abused or neglected the child. The bill also provides that nothing in the bill prevents the disclosure of a child abuse or neglect report or record as otherwise permitted under current law.

Who's behind it

5 representatives are its ⁠. 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 6 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (1)

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 1 · Feb 7, 2014

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 Children and Families, Ayes 10, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 5, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 8, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 261.

  3. Apr 7, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 18, 2014

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Mar 5, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  6. Feb 19, 2014

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Feb 17, 2014

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

  8. Feb 14, 2014

    The Senate received it.

  9. Feb 13, 2014

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Feb 7, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Feb 7, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 1.

  12. Jan 29, 2014

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Jan 27, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.

  14. Jan 27, 2014

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 27, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Krug, Skowronski, Kahl, Bies and Kleefisch; cosponsored by Senator Olsen

  2. Jan 27, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  3. Jan 29, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 5, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 10, Noes 1

  6. Feb 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  7. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2014 by Committee on Rules

  8. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  9. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 14, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Human Services

  16. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  17. Mar 5, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Mar 5, 2014 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. Mar 5, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Mar 14, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Mar 24, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2014

  28. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-7-2014

  29. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 261

  30. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-9-2014

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Author

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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

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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

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