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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 363

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: allowing certified child care operators to provide care to up to six children. (FE)

Children and families department of Day care

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person must obtain a license from the Department of Children and Families in order to, for compensation including payments under Wisconsin Shares, provide care and supervision for four or more children under the age of seven for less than 24 hours a day. A person who provides care for fewer than four children under the age of seven for less than 24 hours a day may receive Wisconsin Shares payments if the person is certified by DCF. Under current DCF rules, a person certified by DCF, called a certified child care operator, may care for up to three children who are unrelated to the operator and up to six children in total.

Under this bill, certified child care operators may care for up to six children under the age of seven in total, regardless of whether the children are related to the operator.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Quinn (R) , Tomczyk (R)

20 cosponsors

Allen (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Brooks (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Hurd (R) , Kaufert (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Murphy (R) , Nedweski (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Spiros (R) , Tucker (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Jun 27, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Quinn and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Tucker, Spiros, Kreibich, Brooks, O'Connor, Gustafson, Gundrum, Duchow, Dittrich, Knodl, Nedweski, Murphy, Hurd, Novak, Green, Behnke, B. Jacobson, Kaufert and Allen

  2. Jun 27, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1