Senate Bill 287
Various changes to birth defect prevention and surveillance system
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 2, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill makes various changes to the birth defect prevention and surveillance system. Under current law, with consent of a parent or guardian of an infant or child who has been diagnosed with or is suspected of having a birth defect, a physician or pediatric specialty clinic is required to report the diagnosis or suspicion of birth defect to the Department of Health Services if the birth defect is on a list promulgated by rule. A hospital is allowed, with parent or guardian consent, to report the diagnosis or suspicion of birth defect to DHS. The bill, instead of requiring affirmative consent for birth defect reporting, allows the parent or guardian to state in writing that he or she refuses to release the name or address of the child.
Under current law, DHS is required to promulgate rules to specify which birth defects are required to be reported. This bill requires the DHS secretary to maintain a list of birth defects that the Council on Birth Defect Prevention and Surveillance has unanimously decided should be required to be reported. The bill requires that DHS specify by rule any birth defects that it determines are required to be reported and that the council has not unanimously decided to to require to be reported.
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Under current law, information in reports to the birth defect prevention and surveillance system that identifies the subject of the report is confidential except under certain conditions, such as releasing the information to the parent or guardian of the infant or child for whom the report is made or to a local health officer or other coordinator of a special needs program to render and coordinate services. This bill allows release of information identifying the subject of the report to the state registrar, vital records system, and other data systems of the state or a federal agency for the purposes of determining whether multiple reports are made for the same infant or child, matching information with vital records and other registries, and making referrals to intervention and treatment.
The bill eliminates a provision in the administrative code for DHS that requires DHS to delete the name of the child from the report within 10 years of the date of receipt of the report by the birth defects prevention and surveillance system. The bill also conforms the administrative code for DHS to the statutory changes in the bill.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 2, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Jun 2, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 2, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Darling, Johnson, Olsen, Wanggaard and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, C. Taylor, Kulp, Steffen, Felzkowski, R. Brooks, Ballweg, Ripp, Quinn, Genrich and Tusler
- Jun 2, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor