Wisconsin House Bill 557

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on April 15 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-15 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to amend 48.02 (15), 48.028 (2) (e), 48.028 (2) (f), 48.207 (1) (b), 48.207 (1) (f), 48.33 (4) (intro.), 48.335 (3g) (intro.), 48.335 (3j) (intro.), 48.345 (3) (a) (intro.), 48.345 (3) (a) 1., 48.345 (3) (a) 2., 48.345 (4) (a), 48.355 (4) (b) (intro.), 48.366 (1) (a), 48.371 (1) (intro.), 48.371 (1) (a), 48.371 (3) (intro.), 48.371 (3) (d), 48.371 (5), 48.38 (2) (intro.), 48.38 (3m) (a), 48.38 (4) (f) (intro.), 48.38 (4m) (b), 48.38 (4m) (d), 48.38 (5) (b), 48.38 (5) (bm) 1., 48.38 (5) (e), 48.38 (5m) (b), 48.38 (5m) (c) 1., 48.38 (5m) (e), 48.385 (intro.), 48.40 (1m), 48.427 (3m) (a) 5., 48.43 (5) (b) 1., 48.43 (5) (b) 3., 48.43 (5m), 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b., 48.57 (3m) (a) 2., 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.), 48.57 (3m) (am) 1., 48.57 (3m) (am) 1m., 48.57 (3m) (am) 4., 48.57 (3m) (am) 4m., 48.57 (3m) (am) 5., 48.57 (3m) (am) 5m., 48.57 (3m) (am) 6., 48.57 (3m) (ap) 1., 48.57 (3m) (ap) 2., 48.57 (3m) (ap) 3., 48.57 (3m) (b) 2., 48.57 (3m) (cm), 48.57 (3m) (h), 48.57 (3m) (i) 1., 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. b., 48.57 (3n) (a) 2., 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.), 48.57 (3n) (am) 1., 48.57 (3n) (am) 2., 48.57 (3n) (am) 4., 48.57 (3n) (am) 4m., 48.57 (3n) (am) 5., 48.57 (3n) (am) 5m., 48.57 (3n) (am) 5r., 48.57 (3n) (am) 6. (intro.), 48.57 (3n) (am) 6. c., 48.57 (3n) (am) 6. d., 48.57 (3n) (am) 6. e., 48.57 (3n) (ap) 1., 48.57 (3n) (ap) 2., 48.57 (3n) (ap) 3., 48.57 (3n) (b) 2., 48.57 (3n) (cm), 48.57 (3n) (h), 48.57 (3p) (h) 3. (intro.), 48.57 (3p) (h) 3. b., 48.57 (3p) (h) 4., 48.60 (2) (a), 48.62 (2), 48.64 (1), 48.64 (1m), 48.64 (2), 48.64 (4) (a), 48.64 (4) (c), 48.67 (4) (b), 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b., 118.175 (1), 767.57 (1m) (cm), 767.57 (2), 938.02 (15), 938.028 (2) (c), 938.207 (1) (b), 938.207 (1) (f), 938.33 (4) (intro.), 938.335 (3g) (intro.), 938.335 (3j) (intro.), 938.34 (3) (a) (intro.), 938.34 (3) (a) 1., 938.34 (3) (a) 2., 938.355 (4) (am) (intro.), 938.357 (6) (a) (intro.), 938.357 (6) (b), 938.365 (5) (b) (intro.), 938.366 (1) (a), 938.371 (1) (intro.), 938.371 (1) (a), 938.371 (3) (intro.), 938.371 (5), 938.38 (2) (intro.), 938.38 (3m) (a), 938.38 (4) (f) (intro.), 938.38 (4m) (b), 938.38 (4m) (d), 938.38 (5) (b), 938.38 (5) (bm) 1., 938.38 (5) (e), 938.38 (5m) (b), 938.38 (5m) (c) 1., 938.38 (5m) (e) and 938.385 (intro.); and to create 48.02 (12c) and 938.02 (12c) of the statutes; Relating to: inclusion of like-kin as an option for with whom children may be placed out of their home under certain circumstances and who may receive kinship care payments.

Inclusion of like-kin as an option for with whom children may be placed out of their home under certain circumstances and who may receive kinship care payments.

Rep. Patrick Snyder [R]	Rep. David Armstrong [R]	Rep. Samba Baldeh [D]	Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]
Rep. Jill Billings [D]	Rep. Calvin Callahan [R]	Rep. Sue Conley [D]	Rep. Dave Considine [D]
Rep. Barbara Dittrich [R]	Rep. Bob Donovan [R]	Rep. Steve Doyle [D]	Rep. Joy Goeben [R]
Rep. Nate Gustafson [R]	Rep. Francesca Hong [D]	Rep. Alex Joers [D]	Rep. Joel Kitchens [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]	Rep. Todd Novak [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]	Rep. Tod Ohnstad [D]
Rep. Lori Palmeri [D]	Rep. Melissa Ratcliff [D]	Rep. Nik Rettinger [R]	Rep. Donna Rozar [R]
Rep. Angie Sapik [R]	Rep. Lee Snodgrass [D]	Rep. Shelia Stubbs [D]	Rep. Lisa Subeck [D]
Rep. Jon Plumer [R]	Rep. Christine Sinicki [D]	Rep. Ryan Clancy [D]	Rep. Jenna Jacobson [D]
Sen. Joan Ballweg [R]	Sen. Jesse James [R]	Sen. Timothy Carpenter [D]	Sen. Dianne Hesselbein [D]
Sen. LaTonya Johnson [D]	Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	Sen. Kelda Roys [D]	Sen. Jeff Smith [D]
Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]	Sen. Cory Tomczyk [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-15	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2024-02-15	House	Laid on the table
2024-02-14	House	Representatives C. Anderson and Michalski added as coauthors
2024-02-13	House	Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
2024-01-04	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2024-01-04	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
2024-01-04	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
2024-01-02	House	Representative Allen added as a coauthor
2023-11-10	House	Representative Bare added as a coauthor
2023-11-09	House	Executive action taken
2023-11-08	House	Representatives Emerson and Madison added as coauthors
2023-11-08	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder
2023-11-07	House	Representative Shelton added as a coauthor
2023-11-06	House	Representative Andraca added as a coauthor
2023-11-02	House	Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
2023-11-01	House	Public hearing held
2023-10-30	House	Representative Vining added as a coauthor
2023-10-27	House	Senator Cabral-Guevara added as a cosponsor
2023-10-26	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
2023-10-26	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab557
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB557.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB557-AA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/assembly/children_and_families/1757064.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2023/REG/AB557.pdf