Assembly Bill 1196
Creation of the council on child care availability and reporting on the cost of child care. (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
Apr 9, 2024
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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, May 2, 2024: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Children and Families. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates a council on child care availability, to be housed in the Department of Children and Families. The council is charged with studying various issues related to the establishment of a free and universal child care system within the state and with making an annual report to the legislature and governor with recommendations for how to establish and pay for the free and universal child care system.
Under the bill, DCF is required to create a biennial report detailing the actual cost of child care, broken out by the type of care provided and compared to the child care rates established by DCF under current law.
Who's behind it
Shelia Stubbs, a Democrat, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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May 2, 2024
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 9, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Apr 9, 2024
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 9, 2024 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Stubbs; cosponsored by Senator Larson
- Apr 9, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- May 2, 2024 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
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