Assembly Bill 1233
Notifying a child welfare agency and a parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the presence of a child in a runaway home
Topics: Children, Children: Protection and services, Family, Guardian and ward, Youth
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 19, 2026
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Children and Families. The committee's chair at the time was Pat Snyder. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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Author
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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, a licensed foster home, group home, or shelter may provide housing or services to a child runaway if both the child and his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian consent to the provision of housing or services. If the parent, guardian, or legal custodian does not consent, the foster home, group home, or shelter must notify the agency responsible for providing child welfare services of the child’s presence in the home or shelter within 12 hours of the child’s arrival at the home or shelter. After such notification, the agency must notify the parent, guardian, and legal custodian as soon as possible of the child’s presence in that home. Under current law, a hearing is then held to determine whether the child must be returned to the parent, guardian, or legal custodian or is permitted to stay at the foster home, group home, or shelter for up to 20 days.
This bill extends from 12 to 72 hours the time after a child runaway’s arrival that a foster home, group home, or shelter must notify the agency responsible for providing child welfare services of the child’s presence in the home or shelter. Under the bill, an intake worker must only notify the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the child if it is in the best interest of the child. The bill also specifies that, if it is in the child’s best interest, no later than six hours after the child arrives, the home or shelter must notify the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the child’s presence. If the parent, guardian, and legal custodian cannot be reached for the purpose of this notification, the home or shelter must attempt to reach them for that purpose at least every six hours until successful.
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Under current law, if the child’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian does not consent to the temporary care and housing of the child at the home or shelter, a hearing must be held on the issue within 24 hours of the time that the child entered the home or shelter. The bill changes this deadline to within 24 hours of the time the agency responsible for providing child welfare services is notified that the child entered the home or shelter.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Democrats.
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Authors (6)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 19, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Mar 19, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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
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