Assembly Bill 26
Prohibiting the out-of-home placement of a child with a person with a record of a crime against a child. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 29, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, if the juvenile court places a child who is found to be in need of protection or services in an out-of-home placement in a foster home, a shelter care facility, a group home, a subsidized guardianship, or with a relative who receives kinship care payments, the out-of-home placement is required to be licensed under the Children's Code. A licensed out-of-home placement may not employ a person or house a person as a nonclient resident if the person has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of certain offenses, including certain crimes against a child, or has been determined by a child protective services agency to have abused or neglected a child. Under this bill, a licensed out-of-home placement may not employ a person or house a person as a nonclient resident if the person has pled no contest to a charge of certain crimes against a child or has had a charge for those crimes dismissed or amended as a result of a plea agreement.
Under current law, the juvenile court may place a child who is found to be in need of protection or services in the home of a relative without a license or may temporarily place a child with another person who is not licensed under the Children's Code, unless the relative or unlicensed person has been convicted of first-degree or second-degree intentional homicide of a parent of the child. Under current law, the juvenile court may still place a child with such a person if the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the placement is in the best interests of the child, taking into account the wishes of the child.
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Under this bill, the juvenile court also may not place a child or juvenile with a relative other than a parent or with another person who is not licensed under the Children's Code if the relative or unlicensed person has been convicted of, pled no contest to, or been subject to a plea agreement for a crime against a child. Under the bill, the juvenile court may still place a child with such a person if the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the placement is in the best interests of the child.
Who's behind it
8 lawmakers are its . 7 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
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 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote on an amendment
Passed, 12 to 0 · May 6, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute 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 on an amendment
Passed, 12 to 0 · May 6, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute 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 · May 6, 2021
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
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 10, 2021 to May 11, 2021
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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May 6, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 6, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Mar 24, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 17, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 29, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Jan 29, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 29, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Callahan, Dittrich, Drake, Gundrum, Murphy, Rozar and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Nass, Carpenter and Cowles
- Jan 29, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
- Feb 17, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 1, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tittl
- Mar 24, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 25, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tittl
- Mar 31, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 6, 2021 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- May 6, 2021 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- May 6, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- May 6, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- May 6, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 by Committee on Rules
- May 10, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- May 11, 2021 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- May 11, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Schraa added as a coauthor
- Mar 15, 2022 · 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote