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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 79

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Relating to: authorizing county clerks and clerks of court to copy certified birth certificates for certain purposes.

County — Officers Court Court — Clerk Vital statistics

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates an exception to the general prohibition in current law against

copying a vital record and allows a county clerk or clerk of courts to copy a birth

certificate for submission with a passport application, if the copy is marked “FOR

ADMINISTRATIVE USE.” Under current law, with certain exceptions, a person

who copies a vital record, such as a certified or uncertified birth certificate, may be

guilty of a felony and subject to a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment of up to three

years and six months, or both.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Hansen (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Kapenga (R) , Lasee (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Testin (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wirch (D)

27 cosponsors

Barca (D) , Bernier (R) , Considine (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Genrich (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jarchow (R) , Katsma (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kolste (D) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Macco (R) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Quinn (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Tauchen (R) , VanderMeer (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Apr 25, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Apr 25, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 May 19, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 2, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Hansen, Harsdorf, Bewley, Kapenga, Lasee, Marklein, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Testin, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, Bernier, E. Brooks, Considine, Edming, Genrich, Horlacher, Jarchow, Katsma, Kerkman, Kolste, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Macco, Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Spiros, Steffen, Tauchen and VanderMeer

  2. Mar 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government

  3. Apr 6, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator LeMahieu

  4. Apr 12, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 19, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 25, 2017 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  7. Apr 25, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  8. Apr 25, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. May 5, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-10-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  11. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  14. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  16. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. May 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Local Government

  18. May 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  19. May 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  20. May 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  21. Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-14-2017 by Committee on Rules

  22. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a cosponsor

  23. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Jun 15, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Jun 22, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Aug 1, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 8-1-2017

  31. Aug 2, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 8-2-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 48

  32. Aug 2, 2017 · Senate

    Published 8-3-2017