Assembly Bill 697
Requiring the installation and identification of diaper changing stations in public buildings and places of employment. (FE)
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
Dec 23, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
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Public hearing
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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
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
With certain exceptions, this bill requires the owner of a public building or place of employment (commercial building) that is constructed or renovated after the effective date of the bill and that has restrooms that are open to the public to install and maintain a diaper changing station in 1) a restroom designated for use by all genders; or 2) a restroom designated for use by women and a restroom designated for use by men.
The bill also requires the owner of a commercial building that has restrooms that are open to the public to identify any restroom in the commercial building that contains a diaper changing station with an appropriate sign.
Who's behind it
18 lawmakers are its . All 18 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (18)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Staush Gruszynski · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 13, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 23, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development.
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Dec 23, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 23, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Brostoff, Crowley, Emerson, Anderson, Hebl, L. Myers, Vining, C. Taylor, Stubbs, Zamarripa, Subeck, Pope, Spreitzer, Sinicki, Neubauer, Gruszynski, Bowen and Goyke; cosponsored by Senators Larson, L. Taylor, Smith, Johnson and Carpenter
- Dec 23, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Small Business Development
- Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate