Senate Bill 466
Age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert
Topics: Children, Justice, Department of
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 9, 2026. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 2, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Nov 18, 2025
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 13, 2026
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 93
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 9, 2026: “Published 3-7-2026”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 477. That version died when the session ended.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
The Department of Justice currently administers several alert systems, under which DOJ works with law enforcement agencies, broadcasters, and others to disseminate information regarding certain cases involving endangered children, veterans at risk, missing persons at risk, and missing children at risk. These alerts are commonly known, respectively, as Amber Alerts, Green Alerts, Silver Alerts, or Missing Child Alerts.
Under current law, the Missing Child Alert applies to a missing person under 18 who is not covered by the Amber Alert if the minor is believed to be incapable of returning home without assistance due to a physical or mental condition or disability or if the minor is under 10. Under this bill, the minor must be under 12 instead of under 10 before a Missing Child Alert could be issued for the missing minor without further conditions.
Who's behind it
10 senators are its . 8 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
38 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Democrat, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (38)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Tara Johnson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Moore Omokunde and Tenorio
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Christian Phelps · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Smith and Hesselbein
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Angela Stroud · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Mental Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Nov 12, 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 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 9, 2026
The new law was published.
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Mar 9, 2026
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 93.
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Mar 5, 2026
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 9, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 13, 2026
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 12, 2026 to Jan 13, 2026
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 7, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Dec 2, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 19, 2025
The Assembly received it.
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Nov 18, 2025
2 more senators signed on in support.
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Nov 18, 2025
The Senate passed it.
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Nov 12, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 10, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 8, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 2, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 2, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
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Oct 2, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 2, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators James, L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Spiros, Rodriguez, Anderson, Behnke, Clancy, Dittrich, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goeben, Haywood, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Madison, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, O'Connor, Palmeri, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Steffen and Stroud
- Oct 2, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
- Oct 2, 2025 · Senate
Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor
- Oct 8, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 10, 2025 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Nov 12, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Nov 12, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Nov 12, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Senators Smith and Hesselbein added as coauthors
- Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Dec 2, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly
Representatives Moore Omokunde and Tenorio added as cosponsors
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Vining added as a cosponsor
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-5-2026
- Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-6-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 93
- Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Published 3-7-2026
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote