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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 381

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Relating to: preadoption training formats. (FE)

Children — Adoption Telecommunications

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a proposed adoptive parent must complete 25 hours of

preadoption training. Of these 25 hours, six hours must be completed in person and

six hours must be targeted toward the specific needs of the child to be adopted. This

bill allows adoptive parents to complete the in-person training requirements

through a live videoconference.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Jacque (R) , L. Johnson (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Tomczyk (R)

25 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Armstrong (R) , Baldeh (D) , Billings (D) , Binsfeld (R) , Brandtjen (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Clancy (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Joers (D) , Kitchens (R) , Madison (D) , Maxey (R) , Moore Omokunde (D) , O'Connor (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Nov 29, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Aug 9, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, L. Johnson, Jacque, Spreitzer and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Snodgrass, Tusler, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Billings, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Considine, Joers, Kitchens, Maxey, Moore Omokunde, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Stubbs and Wichgers

  2. Aug 9, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  3. Aug 24, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  4. Aug 30, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor

  5. Aug 31, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Sep 5, 2023 · Senate

    Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor

  7. Oct 23, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  8. Oct 24, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  9. Nov 1, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  10. Nov 28, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  11. Nov 29, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Nov 29, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  13. Jan 12, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  17. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  18. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  20. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read

  21. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  22. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Jan 19, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Feb 15, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  30. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-11-2024

  31. Mar 14, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-14-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 118

  32. Mar 14, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-15-2024