Assembly Bill 699
Minor golf caddies. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 4, 2020. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 23, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 11, 2020
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 19, 2020
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 142
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 4, 2020: “Published 3-4-2020”
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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
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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill allows minors who are 12 and 13 years of age to provide caddy services without being employed by a golf course. Current law requires caddies who are 12 and 13 years of age to be employed by a golf course.
Who's behind it
21 lawmakers are its . 11 are Republicans and 10 are Democrats.
16 more lawmakers .
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Authors (21)
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (16)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · Jan 28, 2020
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 Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 14, 2020
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
What happened
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Mar 4, 2020
The new law was published.
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Mar 4, 2020
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 142.
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Feb 28, 2020
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 19, 2020
The Senate passed it too.
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Feb 19, 2020
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 14, 2020
“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 13, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 12, 2020
The Senate received it.
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Feb 11, 2020
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 28, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 28, 2020
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Jan 15, 2020
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 10, 2020 to Jan 14, 2020
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 7, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 23, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy.
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Dec 23, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 23, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Haywood, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, Doyle, Felzkowski, Fields, Horlacher, Krug, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Spiros, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Wichgers and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Erpenbach, Bernier, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Feyen, Hansen, Kapenga, Ringhand, Stroebel, Testin and Wirch
- Dec 23, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs and the Economy
- Jan 7, 2020 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 10, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Wittke added as a coauthor
- Jan 14, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Macco added as a coauthor
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 22, 2020 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 28, 2020 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Jan 28, 2020 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 12, 2020 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 13, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 13, 2020 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 14, 2020 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 14, 2020 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Senator Larson added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020
- Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020 by directive of the Speaker
- Mar 4, 2020 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 142
- Mar 4, 2020 · Assembly
Published 3-4-2020
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
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