Children and Families, Department of
134 bills and resolutions. 31 became law, 1 was vetoed, and 56 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.
This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.
Latest activity
The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.
- AB 162 Workforce metrics. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
- SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
- SB 485 Video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities.
Became law. Last action Apr 6, 2026
- AB 778 Eligibility for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 2, 2026
- AB 1075 The age of juvenile court jurisdiction and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 30, 2026
Every bill on this subject
2025–26 session: 45
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- May 13, 2026 AB 162: Workforce metrics. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
- Mar 16, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 348: The minimum age of assistant child care teachers.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 350: The regulation of family and group child care centers. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 491: Video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2026
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- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 710: Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Apr 2, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 1015: Wisconsin Shares copayment amounts and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 1053: The state or federal benefits of a child in out-of-home care. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 30, 2026 AB 1075: The age of juvenile court jurisdiction and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 1196: Authorizing a respite care provider home to be a runaway home.
Stopped in committee.
- May 13, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 201: Workforce metrics. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 359: The minimum age of assistant child care teachers.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 364: The regulation of family and group child care centers. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 437: Automated external defibrillators in child care centers and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Apr 6, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 701: Funding for the Family Foundations home visitation program and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 710: Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 990: The state or federal benefits of a child in out-of-home care. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 1079: Wisconsin Shares copayment amounts and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
2011–12 session: 24
- Nov 29, 2011
- Aug 2, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Jun 16, 2011
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 534: Intentional program violations of public assistance programs.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 598: Eligibility under Wisconsin Shares for a child care subsidy, for payment for child care services, and for certification as a family child care provider.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 603: The collection of delinquent child support and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
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- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Apr 5, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Apr 5, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
2009–10 session: 65
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 14: The regulation of traveling sales crews, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- May 26, 2010
- Dec 2, 2009
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 176: Requiring certain vehicles that transport children to and from a child care provider to have child safety alarms installed, granting rule-making authority, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 194: Administration of certain public assistance programs in Milwaukee County, removing county civil service protections from certain employees, required provisions in certain collective bargaining agreements under the Municipal Employment Relations Act, and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- May 18, 2009
- Dec 2, 2009
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 374: Emergency assistance grants.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
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- Apr 28, 2010 AB 412: Personal liability of officers, directors, and employees of child care providers.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Mar 19, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 510: The monthly rates that are paid for foster care; the levels of care that a foster home may provide; licensing of kinship care relatives to operate foster homes and, subject to certain exceptions, time limits on the receipt of kinship care payments; and licensing of foster homes across county lines.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 620: Physical fitness assessments, school nutrition, a quality rating system for day care centers, and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 705: The Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- May 17, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- May 17, 2010 AB 823: Training for foster parents.
Became law.
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 824: Creating expectations for foster children and foster parents and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- May 17, 2010
- May 17, 2010
- Apr 1, 2009
- Mar 2, 2009
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 30, 2010
- Jun 5, 2009
- Jun 2, 2009
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 211: Child abuse and neglect prevention grants.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Oct 9, 2009 SB 257: Emergency assistance grants.
Became law.
- Nov 17, 2009
- Nov 17, 2009
- Apr 28, 2010
- Nov 17, 2009
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Nov 17, 2009
- Nov 17, 2009
- May 14, 2010
- May 26, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- May 14, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 569: Training for foster parents.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 644: The duties of the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 653: Trial job program and transitional jobs demonstration project and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
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