Assembly Bill 633
Copies of certain vital records. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 1, 2016. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 5, 2016
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 9, 2016
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 16, 2016
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 157
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 1, 2016: “Published 3-1-2016”
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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.
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the state registrar and any local registrar to issue certified copies of certain vital records relating to birth, marriage, divorce, domestic partnership, termination of domestic partnership, or death if a person makes the request in writing and, to the extent permitted, if the requested vital record is available for statewide issuance in the state registrar's electronic system for vital record issuance, and if the person pays the appropriate fee. If the vital record is not enabled for statewide issuance in the state registrar's electronic system for vital record issuance, the registrar responsible for filing or registration of the vital record may issue a certified copy under this section. Under current law, a person requesting certain vital records must pay the appropriate fee and make the request in writing to the registrar responsible for filing or registering the vital record.
Who's behind it
29 lawmakers are its . 22 are Republicans and 7 are Democrats.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (29)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (13)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 0 · Feb 3, 2016
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 State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 15, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 1, 2016
The new law was published.
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Mar 1, 2016
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 157.
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Feb 25, 2016
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 16, 2016
The Senate passed it too.
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Feb 15, 2016
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Feb 11, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 10, 2016
The Senate received it.
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Feb 9, 2016
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 9, 2016
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 8, 2016
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 3, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 3, 2016
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
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Jan 20, 2016
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 20, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 20, 2016
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 5, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.
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Jan 5, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 5, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Tranel, Born, E. Brooks, Edming, Gannon, Goyke, Hintz, Horlacher, Jagler, Kerkman, Knodl, Kolste, Kremer, T. Larson, Loudenbeck, Macco, Mason, A. Ott, Rohrkaste, Schraa, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, C. Taylor, VanderMeer, Weatherston, Quinn and Ohnstad; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kapenga, Lasee, Marklein, Olsen, Ringhand, Stroebel and Wirch
- Jan 5, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
- Jan 20, 2016 · Assembly
Representative Kahl added as a coauthor
- Jan 20, 2016 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 20, 2016 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 27, 2016 · Assembly
Executive session held
- Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Ballweg
- Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly
Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 10, 2016 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 11, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 11, 2016 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 15, 2016 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Feb 15, 2016 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 16, 2016 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 16, 2016 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 16, 2016 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 16, 2016 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 16, 2016 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2016
- Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2016
- Mar 1, 2016 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 2-29-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 157
- Mar 1, 2016 · Assembly
Published 3-1-2016
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