Assembly Bill 52
A minor contracting for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 20, 2019. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 28, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed May 15, 2019
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 8, 2019
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 22
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 20, 2019: “Published 11-20-2019”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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.
Under this bill, a minor is presumed to be competent to contract for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program if the minor is 17 years of age; a local educational agency liaison designated under the federal McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act confirms that the minor is an unaccompanied youth as defined under that act; and the minor is not under the supervision of a county department of social or human services, a licensed child welfare agency, the Department of Children and Families, or the Department of Corrections under the Children's Code or the Juvenile Justice Code or under the jurisdiction of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Children's Code and the Juvenile Justice Code. Under the bill, a shelter facility is a temporary place of lodging for homeless individuals or families. Under the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act, an unaccompanied youth is a homeless child or youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian. The bill exempts this type of contract with a minor from the defense of infancy, which under current law is a defense to liability under a contract that is available to minors.
Who's behind it
19 lawmakers are its . 14 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Staush Gruszynski · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
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 4 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote on an amendment
Passed, 12 to 0 · Apr 29, 2019
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 12, 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 29, 2019
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 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Universities vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Aug 29, 2019
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 Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 4, 2019
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 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 20, 2019
The new law was published.
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Nov 20, 2019
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 22.
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Nov 15, 2019
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 8, 2019
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Senate passed it too.
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Oct 8, 2019
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 4, 2019
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Aug 29, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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May 16, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families.
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May 16, 2019
The Senate received it.
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May 15, 2019
The Assembly passed it.
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May 15, 2019
The Assembly adopted it.
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May 13, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 29, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 29, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Mar 28, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 27, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 27, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 28, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 28, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, Snyder, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Fields, Horlacher, Knodl, Kolste, Mursau, Plumer, Sinicki, Skowronski, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, Zimmerman and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Johnson, Olsen and Ringhand
- Feb 28, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
- Mar 27, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor
- Mar 27, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 28, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Bowen added as a coauthor
- Apr 8, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Loudenbeck
- Apr 10, 2019 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 29, 2019 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Apr 29, 2019 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Apr 29, 2019 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- May 9, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-15-2019 by Committee on Rules
- May 13, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Gruszynski added as a coauthor
- May 15, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- May 15, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- May 15, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- May 15, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- May 15, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- May 15, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 16, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- May 16, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families
- Aug 27, 2019 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Aug 29, 2019 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Aug 29, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Senator Miller added as a cosponsor
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Oct 11, 2019 · Assembly
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- Oct 11, 2019 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 10-11-2019
- Nov 15, 2019 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-15-2019 by directive of the Speaker
- Nov 20, 2019 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 11-19-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 22
- Nov 20, 2019 · Assembly
Published 11-20-2019
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