Senate Bill 35
Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect by juvenile correctional officers
Became law
The governor signed it on Aug 2, 2017. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 9, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 7, 2017
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed May 10, 2017
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2017 Wisconsin Act 47
Latest entry in the official record, Aug 2, 2017: “Published 8-3-2017”
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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
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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
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 adds juvenile correctional officers to the list of professionals who must report suspected abuse and neglect of children. Under the bill, a juvenile correctional officer is a person whose principal job duty is the supervision of juveniles held in a juvenile detention facility, a juvenile correctional facility, or a secured residential care center for children and youth. A person who must report suspected child abuse and neglect must do so if he or she has reasonable cause to suspect that a child seen in the course of his or her professional duties has been abused or neglected or has reason to believe that a child seen in the course of his or her professional duties has been threatened with abuse or neglect and that abuse or neglect will occur. Mandated reporters are subject to criminal penalties if they fail to report.
Who's behind it
10 senators are its . 7 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
36 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (36)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 2, 2017
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 Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Apr 20, 2017
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Aug 2, 2017
The new law was published.
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Aug 2, 2017
The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 47.
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Aug 1, 2017
Sent to the governor.
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May 10, 2017 to May 31, 2017
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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May 10, 2017
The Assembly passed it too.
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Apr 20, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 20, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Mar 29, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 9, 2017 to Mar 29, 2017
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Mar 8, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Mar 7, 2017
The Assembly received it.
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Mar 7, 2017
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Mar 7, 2017
The Senate passed it.
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Mar 7, 2017
2 more senators signed on in support.
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Mar 2, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 28, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 9, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Feb 9, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 9, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Johnson, Wanggaard, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Wirch, C. Larson, Olsen, L. Taylor, Darling and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Spiros, Kolste, Crowley, C. Taylor, Subeck, Considine, Brandtjen, Goyke, Pope, Zepnick, E. Brooks, Mursau, Schraa, Bowen, Kremer, Anderson, Quinn, Novak, Fields, Zamarripa, Billings, Genrich, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Berceau, Tittl and Sargent
- Feb 9, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 28, 2017 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 2, 2017 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 2, 2017 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Mar 2, 2017 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 3, 2017 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-7-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 7, 2017 · Senate
Senator Hansen added as a coauthor
- Mar 7, 2017 · Senate
Senator Bewley added as a coauthor
- Mar 7, 2017 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 7, 2017 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 7, 2017 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 7, 2017 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Mar 7, 2017 · Senate
Senator Miller added as a coauthor
- Mar 7, 2017 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 7, 2017 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Mar 8, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Children and Families
- Mar 9, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Loudenbeck added as a cosponsor
- Mar 29, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor
- Mar 29, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 12, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- May 4, 2017 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-10-2017 by Committee on Rules
- May 10, 2017 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- May 10, 2017 · Assembly
Read a second time
- May 10, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- May 10, 2017 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- May 10, 2017 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- May 10, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Barca added as a cosponsor
- May 10, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 11, 2017 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- May 23, 2017 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- May 31, 2017 · Senate
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Aug 1, 2017 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 8-1-2017
- Aug 2, 2017 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 8-2-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 47
- Aug 2, 2017 · Senate
Published 8-3-2017
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote