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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 781

Defining dental care for the purpose of consenting for services for a child in out-of-home care

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 5, 2018. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 27, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 13, 2018

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 20, 2018

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 259

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 5, 2018: “Published 4-5-2018”

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What it does

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

This bill defines “dental care” for the purpose of a legal custodian providing ordinary medical and dental care for a child.

Under current law, a legal custodian of a child is an individual, other than a parent or guardian or an agency, to whom a court has transferred certain legal duties and responsibilities with respect to a child, including the responsibility to provide ordinary medical and dental care for the child. Under current law, the rights and duties of a legal custodian remain subject to the rights, duties, and responsibilities of the guardian of the child and any residual parental rights and responsibilities.

Who's behind it

47 lawmakers are its ⁠. 29 are Republicans and 18 are Democrats.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 56 names

Authors (47)

Signed on in support (9)

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Feb 7, 2018

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, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 16, 2018

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 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 5, 2018

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 5, 2018

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 259.

  3. Apr 3, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 20, 2018

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 16, 2018

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Feb 14, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 14, 2018

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 13, 2018

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Feb 7, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Feb 7, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  11. Jan 25, 2018

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  12. Jan 25, 2018

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Dec 27, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.

  14. Dec 27, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Billings, Snyder, Doyle, Katsma, Meyers, Ballweg, Subeck, Rodriguez, Pronschinske, Novak, Neylon, Kitchens, Anderson, Berceau, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Felzkowski, Fields, Knodl, Kolste, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Ohnstad, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Steineke, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vruwink and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Johnson, Carpenter, Larson, Olsen, Ringhand, L. Taylor and Vinehout

  2. Dec 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Representatives Riemer and Murphy added as coauthors

  5. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  7. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2018 by Committee on Rules

  9. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  16. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  17. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  18. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  19. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  20. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  22. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  23. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  25. Mar 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-5-2018

  26. Apr 3, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-3-2018

  27. Apr 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-4-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 259

  28. Apr 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-5-2018

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

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

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