Senate Bill 232
Grants to child advocacy centers. (FE)
Topics: Children: Abuse and neglect, Justice, Department of, Organization, Miscellaneous
Became law
The governor signed it on Jul 3, 2025. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 29, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 32 to 0
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 24, 2025
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 13
Latest entry in the official record, Jul 3, 2025: “Published 7-3-2025”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 233. That version died when the session ended.
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Justice must provide $17,000 in each fiscal year to specified child advocacy centers for education, training, medical advice, and quality assurance activities. This bill instead provides that DOJ must award grants in each fiscal year to specified child advocacy centers to enhance the multidisciplinary response to suspected child maltreatment. The bill adds two centers as recipients, the Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center in Sheboygan County and Child Advocacy Centers of Wisconsin, and updates the names of the centers that are designated recipients under current law.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
22 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin · Democrat, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (22)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Emerson and Snodgrass
- Fitzgerald, McCarville, O'Connor, Sinicki, Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Spreitzer, Ratcliff and Carpenter
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Udell and Subeck
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Mental Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · Jun 13, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage 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 to pass it
Passed, 32 to 0 · Jun 18, 2025 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (32)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jamie Wall (D, 30)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (D, 8)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D, 18)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Sarah Keyeski (D, 14)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Didn't vote (1)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jul 3, 2025
The new law was published.
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Jul 3, 2025
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 13.
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Jun 26, 2025
Sent to the governor.
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Jun 25, 2025
“Attempted to present to the Governor on 6-25-2025, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (2)” (the official wording)
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Jun 24, 2025
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jun 24, 2025
6 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 20, 2025
“Read first time and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025” (the official wording)
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Jun 19, 2025
The Assembly received it.
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Jun 18, 2025
The Senate passed it, 32 to 0.
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Jun 18, 2025
3 more senators signed on in support.
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Jun 17, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 13, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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May 19, 2025 to Jun 11, 2025
7 more representatives signed on in support.
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May 7, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 29, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
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Apr 29, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 29, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators James and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Novak, Armstrong, Brill, Dittrich, Franklin, Gundrum, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Spiros, Steffen and Wichgers
- Apr 29, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
- May 7, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- May 19, 2025 · Senate
- May 20, 2025 · Senate
Representative Bare added as a cosponsor
- May 21, 2025 · Senate
- May 28, 2025 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Jun 11, 2025 · Senate
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
- Jun 11, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jun 13, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Jun 13, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 17, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 17, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Senators Spreitzer, Ratcliff and Carpenter added as coauthors
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Representatives Fitzgerald, McCarville, O'Connor, Sinicki, Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as cosponsors
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 24, 2025 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Attempted to present to the Governor on 6-25-2025, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (2)
- Jun 26, 2025 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 6-26-2025 by directive of the Majority Leader
- Jul 3, 2025 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 7-2-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 13
- Jul 3, 2025 · Senate
Published 7-3-2025
Terms on this page
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote