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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 785

Funding for child abuse and neglect prevention grants. (FE)

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 32 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 254

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.

Under current law, the Department of Children and Families is directed to allocate in each fiscal year specific amounts of money, including federal moneys received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program, for various public assistance programs. This bill directs $500,000 of TANF funding in each fiscal year to be used for grants to counties, nonprofit organizations, or tribes to fund child abuse and neglect prevention services. The bill requires DCF to award the grants with the purpose of encouraging innovative practices aimed at reducing the contact that families may have with the child welfare system and preventing the removal of children from their homes. The bill requires a grant recipient to provide matching funds equal to 9.89 percent of the grant amount awarded. The bill requires DCF to evaluate the grant program and, starting June 30, 2021, and in each odd-numbered year thereafter, report on the evaluation to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature.

Who's behind it

40 lawmakers are its ⁠. 25 are Republicans and 15 are Democrats.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 49 names

Authors (40)

Signed on in support (9)

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 6 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 0 · Feb 1, 2018

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · Feb 1, 2018

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 16 to 0 · Feb 8, 2018

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 16 to 0 · Feb 8, 2018

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, 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

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Feb 20, 2018

See how each of the 32 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. 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 254.

  3. Apr 3, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 20, 2018

    The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.

  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

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  7. Feb 14, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  8. Feb 14, 2018

    The Senate received it.

  9. Feb 13, 2018

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Feb 13, 2018

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. Feb 8, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Feb 8, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 16 to 0.

  13. Feb 7, 2018

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  14. Feb 1, 2018

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  15. Feb 1, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  16. Jan 17, 2018

    The committee held a public hearing.

  17. Jan 9, 2018

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  18. Dec 27, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.

  19. Dec 27, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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

    Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Doyle, Katsma, Billings, Kitchens, Crowley, Rodriguez, Meyers, Pronschinske, Subeck, Novak, Ballweg, Anderson, Barca, Berceau, E. Brooks, Genrich, Jacque, Jagler, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steineke, Summerfield, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Johnson, Bewley, Larson, Olsen, L. Taylor and Vinehout

  2. Dec 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  3. Jan 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Snyder and Doyle

  6. Jan 31, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  8. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  9. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  10. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  11. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  13. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  14. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  15. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

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

  16. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  21. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  24. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Senator Darling added as a cosponsor

  26. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

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

  27. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

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

  28. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  31. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  32. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  34. Mar 8, 2018 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  35. Mar 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-8-2018

  36. Apr 3, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-3-2018

  37. Apr 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-4-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 254

  38. Apr 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-5-2018

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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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.

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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

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

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