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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 153

Income change notifications for child support or maintenance orders

Topics: Divorce, Family: Support, Privacy

Became law

The governor signed it on Dec 10, 2025. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 2, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jun 24, 2025

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Oct 14, 2025

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2025 Wisconsin Act 82

Latest entry in the official record, Dec 10, 2025: “Published 12-10-2025”

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 163. That version died when the session ended.

What it does

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

This bill makes changes to the requirements for notice of a change of employer, address, and ability to pay for parties in child support and maintenance agreements.

Under current law, the requirements for a notice of a change of employer, address, or ability to pay in child support and maintenance agreements apply only to payers of child support or maintenance. The bill extends these requirements to payees. The bill also specifies that the type of income for which a party must notify the other party of a change is defined by rule by the Department of Children and Families. DCF currently defines “gross income” for child support purposes to include a number of income sources, including wages and salaries, investment income, and certain benefits.

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The bill establishes that in an order for child support, but not maintenance, neither party is required to disclose income that is not considered gross income under DCF rules and the payee is not required to disclose a change in employer or income if the payer is not a “shared-placement parent,” as defined by DCF.

The bill also removes references to “family support,” an alternative form of support that combined child support and maintenance into a single obligation. Orders for family support in this state were eliminated by 2021 Wisconsin Act 35 .

Finally, the bill allows a party to redact certain personally identifying information from an income change notice to another party, establishes the confidentiality of any information disclosed as part of an income change notice, and establishes that an individual who fails to provide an income change notice required under law may be proceeded against for contempt of court and may be required to provide damages, including reasonable attorney fees.

Who's behind it

9 representatives are its ⁠. All 9 are Republicans.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 11 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (2)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · May 29, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · May 29, 2025

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 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Mental Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 1 · Oct 10, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 13, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Dec 10, 2025

    The new law was published.

  2. Dec 10, 2025

    The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 82.

  3. Dec 4, 2025

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Oct 14, 2025

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Oct 13, 2025

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Oct 10, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.

  7. Jun 27, 2025

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.

  8. Jun 24, 2025

    The Senate received it.

  9. Jun 24, 2025

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Jun 24, 2025

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. May 29, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. May 29, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  13. May 7, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Apr 2, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.

  15. Apr 2, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 2, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Armstrong, Brill, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk and Behnke; cosponsored by Senators James and Nass

  2. Apr 2, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  3. May 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler

  5. May 21, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. May 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  7. May 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  8. May 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025

  10. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Jun 24, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Jun 27, 2025 · Senate

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

  18. Oct 2, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  19. Oct 10, 2025 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  20. Oct 10, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Oct 13, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  22. Oct 13, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  26. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Oct 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 10-17-2025

  30. Dec 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  31. Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 82

  32. Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Published 12-10-2025

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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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

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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary