Assembly Bill 8
Requiring child support compliance in the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 11, 2018. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 26, 2018
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 15, 2018
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 18 to 14
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2017 Wisconsin Act 268
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 11, 2018: “Published 4-11-2018”
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Wisconsin Act
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Legislative Reference Bureau
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
The bill prohibits certain able-bodied adults and able-bodied parents who refuse to cooperate in determining the paternity of a child, establishing or enforcing any support order, or obtaining any other payments or property to which the adult or the child has rights from being eligible for the Medical Assistance program. The bill also prohibits certain parents who are delinquent in child support payments and do not satisfy an exception specified in the bill or who refuse to cooperate in providing or obtaining support for their child from being eligible for the Medical Assistance program. Under the bill, a dependent child remains eligible for the Medical Assistance program even if a person charged with the care and custody of the dependent child is ineligible for the Medical Assistance program because he or she did not comply with those requirements. Under current law, a person is required, as a condition of eligibility for Medical Assistance, to fully cooperate in good faith with efforts directed at establishing the paternity of a nonmarital child and obtaining support payments or any other payments or property to which the person and the dependent child may have rights.
Who's behind it
The Committee on Assembly Organization introduced it at the governor's request.
10 more lawmakers .
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Signed on in support (10)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
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 5 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 3 · Feb 13, 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 Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 3 · Feb 13, 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 Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 62 to 35 · Feb 15, 2018 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (62)
- Adam Jarchow (R, 28)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Kulp (R, 69)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Mike Rohrkaste (R, 55)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Thomas Weatherston (R, 62)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (35)
- Amanda Stuck (D, 57)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Dana Wachs (D, 91)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- David Crowley (D, 17)
- Debra Kolste (D, 44)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Don Vruwink (D, 43)
- Eric Genrich (D, 90)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Melissa Sargent (D, 48)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
Didn't vote (1)
- Jesse Kremer (R, 59)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. 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, 18 to 14 · Feb 20, 2018
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (18)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (14)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Patty Schachtner (D, 10)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 11, 2018
The new law was published.
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Apr 11, 2018
The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 268.
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Apr 9, 2018
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 20, 2018
The Senate passed it too, 18 to 14.
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Feb 16, 2018
“Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk-5545” (the official wording)
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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)
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Feb 16, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 16, 2018
The Senate received it.
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Feb 15, 2018
The Assembly passed it, 62 to 35.
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Feb 15, 2018
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 13, 2018
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 3.
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Feb 2, 2018 to Feb 13, 2018
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 31, 2018
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 31, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 26, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform.
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Jan 26, 2018
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 26, 2018 · Assembly
Introduced by Committee on Assembly Organization, Representatives Vos, Krug, Felzkowski, Thiesfeldt, Jagler, Sanfelippo, Tusler, Petersen, Duchow, Petryk, Kuglitsch, Tittl, Horlacher, Knodl, Brandtjen, Murphy, Spiros, Neylon, Wichgers, Bernier, Kleefisch, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Born, Kremer and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Craig, Cowles, Darling, LeMahieu, Nass, Stroebel and Wanggaard, by request of Governor Scott Walker
- Jan 26, 2018 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform
- Jan 31, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 31, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 31, 2018 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 2, 2018 · Assembly
Representative Kulp added as a coauthor
- Feb 2, 2018 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Vos
- Feb 6, 2018 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Representative Edming added as a coauthor
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Referred to calendar of 2-15-2018 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 35
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 16, 2018 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 16, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 16, 2018 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 16, 2018 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 16, 2018 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 16, 2018 · Senate
Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk-5545
- Feb 20, 2018 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2018 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2018 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 20, 2018 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 14
- Feb 20, 2018 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 5, 2018 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-5-2018
- Apr 9, 2018 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-9-2018
- Apr 11, 2018 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-10-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 268
- Apr 11, 2018 · Assembly
Published 4-11-2018
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
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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote