Assembly Bill 132
Immunization-related mail
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 8, 2021. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 5, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 68 to 29
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Sep 28, 2021
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 81
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 8, 2021: “Published 11-6-2021”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
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Author
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires a government entity; public or private elementary, middle, junior high, or senior high school; childcare center or nursery school; or health care provider that sends a piece of mail containing information that could disclose another person's immunization status to ensure that any information that could disclose a person's immunization status or otherwise allow someone to infer a person's immunization status is enclosed and sealed in the piece of mail and that no such information is visible on the outside of the piece of mail.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . All 13 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 2 · Jun 15, 2021
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 Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 68 to 29 · Jun 22, 2021 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (68)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Don Vruwink (D, 43)
- Donna Rozar (R, 69)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Timothy Ramthun (R, 59)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (29)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Kristina Shelton (D, 90)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Samba Baldeh (D, 48)
- Sara Rodriguez (D, 13)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Sue Conley (D, 44)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
Didn't vote (1)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Aug 26, 2021
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 Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 8, 2021
The new law was published.
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Nov 8, 2021
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 81.
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Nov 2, 2021
Sent to the governor.
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Sep 28, 2021
The Senate passed it too.
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Aug 26, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Jun 29, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 24, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.
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Jun 22, 2021
The Senate received it.
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Jun 22, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 22, 2021
The Assembly passed it, 68 to 29.
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Jun 15, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 15, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 2.
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Apr 20, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 20, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 5, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics.
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Mar 5, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Moses, Allen, Brooks, Edming, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Murphy, Pronschinske, Rozar, Tusler, Wichgers and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Nass and Jacque
- Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics
- Apr 20, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor
- Apr 20, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 4, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 15, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 2
- Jun 15, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 68, Noes 29
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Milroy added as a coauthor
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 22, 2021 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 24, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection
- Jun 29, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Aug 25, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Aug 26, 2021 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Aug 26, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 28, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Sep 28, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 28, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Sep 28, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Sep 28, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Oct 4, 2021 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 10-4-2021
- Nov 2, 2021 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-2-2021
- Nov 8, 2021 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 11-5-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 81
- Nov 8, 2021 · Assembly
Published 11-6-2021
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