2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 237

An Act to amend 48.195 (1m) (a) (intro.), 48.355 (2d) (b) 5. and 48.415 (1m) of the statutes; Relating to: the age at which an infant is covered under the safe haven law.

Status: A - Enacted into Law

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
3/16/2026 Asm.Published 3-14-2026664
2/10/2026 Sen.Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2676
1/15/2026 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0455

History

Date / House Action Journal
5/2/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, O'Connor, Novak, Brill, Maxey, Kreibich, Prado, Kitchens, Wichgers, Goeben, Behnke, Gustafson and Knodl;
cosponsored by Senators Hutton and Cabral-Guevara
123
5/2/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families123
5/21/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
6/5/2025 Asm.Representative Kurtz added as a coauthor165
9/12/2025 Asm.Representative Piwowarczyk added as a coauthor258
11/10/2025 Asm.Senator Marklein added as a cosponsor345
1/5/2026 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gundrum417
1/14/2026 Asm.Executive action taken 
1/15/2026 Asm.Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0455
1/15/2026 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0455
1/15/2026 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules455
2/5/2026 Asm.Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules 
2/10/2026 Asm.Read a second time540
2/10/2026 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 adopted540
2/10/2026 Asm.Ordered to a third reading540
2/10/2026 Asm.Rules suspended540
2/10/2026 Asm.Read a third time and passed540
2/10/2026 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged540
2/10/2026 Sen.Received from Assembly682
2/10/2026 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization683
2/10/2026 Sen.Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2676
2/10/2026 Sen.Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)676
2/11/2026 Sen.Rules suspended and taken up689
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a second time689
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered to a third reading689
2/11/2026 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading689
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in689
2/11/2026 Sen.Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor685
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged694
2/12/2026 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in556
2/16/2026 Asm.LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)578
2/16/2026 Asm.Report correctly enrolled on 2-16-2026578
3/12/2026 Asm.Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2026656
3/16/2026 Asm.Report approved by the Governor on 3-13-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 94664
3/16/2026 Asm.Published 3-14-2026664
 
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