Bills by subject

Children

111 bills and resolutions. 25 became law, 2 were vetoed, and 34 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 105 The distribution of certain material on the Internet.
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 799 Parental access to health records of minors.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 1022 Creating a baby bond program and baby bond fund, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Apr 13, 2026
AB 957 Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 49

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 105: The distribution of certain material on the Internet.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 113: Sharing minors’ safety plans. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 114: Clinician initiation of emergency detention of a minor and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Dec 10, 2025
AB 265: Human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 328: Providing permanency plan and comments to out-of-home care providers in advance of a permanency plan review or hearing. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 356: Storage of a firearm in a residence if child is present and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 477: Age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 6, 2026
AB 677: Creating a crime of grooming a child for sexual activity and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 761: Funding for the department of financial institutions from the college savings program trust fund and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2026
AB 762: Creating a WisKids savings account program within the college savings program. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 806: Parental access to health records of minors.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 861: The civil causes of action for human trafficking and trafficking a child.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 886: Children’s mental health treatment grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 912: An audiovisual recording of a child’s statement admitted as evidence.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 9, 2026
AB 957: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE)
Became law.
Apr 9, 2026
AB 958: Position authorizations for Internet crimes against children law enforcement. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 962: App stores and app developers and providing a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 965: Artificial intelligence systems that simulate humanlike relationships with children and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
AB 966: Requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. (FE)
Became law.
Apr 13, 2026
AB 1022: Creating a baby bond program and baby bond fund, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1115: The assignment of child support orders and arrears to the state when a child enters foster care and the role of the Department of Children and Families, county departments of human and social services, and juvenile courts in referring, collecting, and ordering child support. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1132: Creating the penalty of death or life imprisonment for persons who are convicted of certain child sex offenses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1161: Online services accessed by minors, minors’ personal data, and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1233: Notifying a child welfare agency and a parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the presence of a child in a runaway home.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Jul 3, 2025
SB 108: Sharing minors’ safety plans. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 109: Clinician initiation of emergency detention of a minor and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 130: The distribution of certain material on the Internet.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 266: Human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 313: Providing permanency plan and comments to out-of-home care providers in advance of a permanency plan review or hearing. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 368: Storage of a firearm in a residence if child is present and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 9, 2026
SB 466: Age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 671: Creating a crime of grooming a child for sexual activity and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 752: Creating a WisKids savings account program within the college savings program. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 753: Funding for the department of financial institutions from the college savings program trust fund and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 758: Social media platforms’ treatment of minors and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 799: Parental access to health records of minors.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 849: The civil causes of action for human trafficking and trafficking a child.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 884: An audiovisual recording of a child’s statement admitted as evidence.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 937: App stores and app developers and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 939: Artificial intelligence systems that simulate humanlike relationships with children and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 954: Requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 955: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 956: Position authorizations for Internet crimes against children law enforcement. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 978: Online services accessed by minors, minors’ personal data, and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1008: Creating a baby bond program and baby bond fund, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1072: The assignment of child support orders and arrears to the state when a child enters foster care and the role of the Department of Children and Families, county departments of human and social services, and juvenile courts in referring, collecting, and ordering child support. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1094: Creating the penalty of death or life imprisonment for persons who are convicted of certain child sex offenses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 25

Nov 29, 2011
AB 30: Delegation by a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of powers regarding the care and custody of the child by a power of attorney.
Became law.
Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 83: The display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 293: The use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 327: Age restrictions and safety certificate requirements regarding the operation of an all-terrain vehicle.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
AB 384: Weapons that may be used to hunt certain animals and requirements for establishing open hunting seasons for those animals.
Became law.
Apr 12, 2012
AB 397: Failing to report the death of a child or to report a missing child, moving the corpse of a child, hiding a corpse to collect public benefits, and providing penalties.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 599: Case planning for a child placed in out-of-home care, including concurrent permanency goals, trial reunifications, and planned permanent living arrangements for such a child.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 624: Representations depicting nude children and requiring sex offender registration for adults who commit the offense against a child who is under the age of 16.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 12, 2012
AB 716: Children's bedding containing certain chemicals and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2012
AB 739: Prohibiting smoking in motor vehicles in which children under the age of 16 are present.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 84: A Wisconsin children's outdoor bill of rights.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AR 7: Declaring May 1 to 7 as Children's Mental Health Week.
Stopped in committee.
Feb 2, 2012
SB 2: Changes to timing of application process under the open enrollment program.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 8: Conforming the state family and medical leave law to the federal family and medical leave law and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
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
SB 82: Delegation by a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of powers regarding the care and custody of the child by a power of attorney.
Stopped in committee.
Dec 12, 2011
SB 208: The use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 210: Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts paid for amino acid-based elemental formula.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 235: Age restrictions and safety certificate requirements regarding the operation of an all-terrain vehicle.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 299: Failing to report the death of a child or to report a missing child, moving the corpse of a child, hiding a corpse to collect public benefits, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 387: Requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 460: The provision of notices to, and the exercise of rights by, an unborn child's guardian ad litem in unborn child in need of protection or services proceedings investigations when the individual who is suspected of the abuse or neglect cannot be identified; eliminating a voluntary foster care education program developed by the Department of Children and Families; releasing a frozen bank account of a support obligor; deleting a reference to minors acknowledging paternity; parties on whom the summons and petition must be served in a paternity action when the respondent is deceased; and the maximum prison term length stated in the form for a paternity action summons (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Children and Families).
Stopped in committee.
Apr 5, 2012
SB 502: Case planning for a child placed in out-of-home care, including concurrent permanency goals, trial reunifications, and planned permanent living arrangements for such a child.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 509: The display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 37

Apr 28, 2010
AB 16: Requiring health insurance coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants for persons under 18 years of age.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 219: Requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 222: The minimum age for hunting and for possessing a firearm, restrictions on hunting and on possessing a firearm while hunting, establishing a hunting mentorship program, and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 428: Public disclosure of certain information when child abuse or neglect results in death or serious injury or involves aggravated circumstances or when a child in an out-of-home placement commits suicide or is sexually abused by a caregiver.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 27, 2010
AB 503: Exposure to a minor and providing a penalty.
Became law.
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
AB 576: Increasing the amount of the individual income tax personal exemption for certain dependents.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 655: Duplicate hunting licenses issued to persons who are 10 or 11 years old.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 690: A sales and use tax exemption for food sold by child welfare facilities.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.

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Apr 28, 2010
AB 722: Disclosure of the identity of a foster parent or treatment foster parent of a child; the rights of a foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian of a child on removal of the child from the person's home; and placement of a child for adoption with a foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian of the child.
Stopped in committee.
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
AB 837: Age restrictions, headgear requirements, and safety certificate requirements regarding the operation of an all-terrain vehicle.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 869: Operation of all-terrain vehicles by persons who are under 12 years of age.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 890: The display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 943: Adopting the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 30: Proclaiming the Week of the Young Child.
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2009
SB 27: Requiring health insurance coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants for persons under 18 years of age.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 85: Eligibility for tuition fee remission for certain veterans and their spouses, surviving spouses, and children.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 162: Requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Aug 18, 2009
SB 167: The minimum age for hunting and for possessing a firearm, restrictions on hunting and on possessing a firearm while hunting, establishing a hunting mentorship program, and granting rule-making authority.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 207: Possession and use of a firearm by a person under the age of 12 years.
Stopped in committee.
Nov 17, 2009
SB 299: Public disclosure of certain information when child abuse or neglect results in death or serious injury or involves aggravated circumstances or when a child in an out-of-home placement commits suicide or is sexually abused by a caregiver.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 330: Exposure to a minor and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Nov 17, 2009
SB 361: 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.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 384: Defense to criminal prosecutions for parent or guardian for using spiritual treatment in lieu of medical treatment on a child and the election of Christian Science treatment for a child in lieu of medical or surgical treatment for the cure of disease.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 26, 2010
SB 452: A sales and use tax exemption for food sold by child welfare facilities.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 501: Disclosure of the identity of a foster parent or treatment foster parent of a child; the rights of a foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian of a child on removal of the child from the person's home; and placement of a child for adoption with a foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian of the child.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 551: Distribution or delivery of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog in the presence of a child and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 569: Training for foster parents.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 570: Creating expectations for foster children and foster parents and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 606: Age restrictions, headgear requirements, and safety certificate requirements regarding the operation of an all-terrain vehicle.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 637: Creating an individual income tax checkoff for childhood cancer research programs and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
May 14, 2010
SB 681: Adopting the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and making an appropriation.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 693: Snowmobile safety instruction for persons under 16 years of age.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 1, 2009
SJR 20: Proclaiming the Week of the Young Child.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.

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