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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Senate Bill 23

Posting the child abuse and neglect reporting hotline in school buildings. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 27, 2023

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires a school board, the operator of an independent charter school, or the governing body of a private school participating in a parental choice program or in the Special Needs Scholarship Program to post in a conspicuous location in a public area of each school building a sign that contains the telephone number for the local county or state agency that is responsible for receiving reports of, and conducting investigations regarding, child abuse or neglect.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.

18 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 20 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (18)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 8, 2023 to Nov 7, 2023

    4 more representatives signed on in support.

  3. Feb 2, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Jan 30, 2023 to Feb 1, 2023

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  5. Jan 27, 2023

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.

  6. Jan 27, 2023

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 27, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Allen, Cabrera, Gundrum, Mursau, Myers, Ortiz-Velez, Rettinger, Schraa, Subeck, Wichgers and Sinicki

  2. Jan 27, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Jan 30, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 1, 2023 · Senate

    Representatives Emerson and Tittl added as cosponsors

  5. Feb 2, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 8, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  7. Mar 1, 2023 · Senate

    Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor

  8. Sep 28, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  9. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  10. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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