Assembly Bill 677
Appointing a guardian ad litem in certain cases where a paternity action is barred by a statute of limitations (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Children and Families)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Jan 19, 2016, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 12, 2016
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Committee, passed
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 19, 2016
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Senate Organization. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill eliminates the ability of a person responsible for enforcing a support action to request a court to appoint a guardian ad litem to bring a paternity action on behalf of a minor if the paternity of the minor has not been acknowledged and an action to determine paternity is barred by a statute of limitations.
For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
Who's behind it
Law Revision Committee is its .
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Author (1)
- Law Revision Committee
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 8, 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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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 8, 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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Jan 22, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 19, 2016
The Senate received it.
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Jan 19, 2016
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 12, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 12, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Law Revision Committee
- Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules
- Jan 14, 2016 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-19-2016 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 19, 2016 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 22, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 22, 2016 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 8, 2016 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote