Senate Bill 523
Tests administered to newborns for congenital disorders. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 4, 2014. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 27, 2014
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 11, 2014
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 13, 2014
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2013 Wisconsin Act 135
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 4, 2014: “Published 3-4-2014”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
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Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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.
Under current law, blood tests for congenital and metabolic disorders (infant blood tests), as specified in rules promulgated by the Department of Health Services (DHS), must be performed on every infant born in a hospital or maternity home prior to the infant's discharge. If an infant is born elsewhere than in a hospital or maternity home, these infant blood tests must be performed within one week of birth.
Also under current law, DHS may establish a urine testing program to test infants for causes of congenital disorders (infant urine testing program), in which no person is required to participate. DHS must, under current law, contract with the State Laboratory of Hygiene (SLH) to perform any required infant tests and to furnish materials for use in those tests and must, by rule, impose a fee for infant testing to cover various specified costs. Current law imposes confidentiality requirements on information obtained from parents or a legal guardian in connection with infant testing or obtained from infant testing specimens.
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This bill eliminates the provision related to establishing an infant urine testing program and modifies the provision relating to infant blood tests so that the required tests, as specified in rules promulgated by DHS, may be any kind of test. Information obtained from these required infant tests are subject to the same confidentiality requirements as under current law. The bill provides that DHS must contract with the SLH to perform any required infant tests that are laboratory tests and to furnish materials for use in the tests. The bill also provides that DHS may require reporting in connection with any required infant tests for use in statistical data compilation and for evaluation of infant screening programs. The bill does not affect provisions in current law relating to newborn hearing screenings.
Also under current law, the infant blood test and infant urine testing program provisions do not apply if the parents or legal guardian of the child object on the grounds that the test conflicts with their religious tenets and practices. The bill retains this provision with respect to any required infant tests and provides that, in addition, the parents or legal guardian of the child may object on the grounds that a required infant test conflicts with their personal convictions.
Who's behind it
11 senators are its . 6 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
27 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (27)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 5, 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 Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 4, 2014
The new law was published.
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Mar 4, 2014
The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 135.
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Feb 28, 2014
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 14, 2014
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 13, 2014
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 13, 2014
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 11, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 11, 2014
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 11, 2014
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 5, 2014
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 3, 2014
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 30, 2014
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 29, 2014
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 27, 2014
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Jan 27, 2014
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 27, 2014 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vukmir, Petrowski, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Hansen, Lassa, Lehman, Leibham and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Kleefisch, Ballweg, Berceau, Bies, Billings, Brooks, Clark, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Kahl, Krug, Mason, Murphy, Mursau, Nass, A. Ott, Ripp, Rodriguez, Sanfelippo, Spiros, Tittl and Wright
- Jan 27, 2014 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Jan 29, 2014 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 30, 2014 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 3, 2014 · Senate
Representative Loudenbeck added as a cosponsor
- Feb 4, 2014 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 5, 2014 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 5, 2014 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 6, 2014 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-11-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 11, 2014 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 11, 2014 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 11, 2014 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 11, 2014 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 11, 2014 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-13-2014 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Born added as a cosponsor
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 14, 2014 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 14, 2014 · Senate
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Feb 24, 2014 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 28, 2014 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2014
- Mar 4, 2014 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 135
- Mar 4, 2014 · Senate
Published 3-4-2014
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote