Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 14 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 233 — Relating to: grants to child advocacy centers. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 02, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (14 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 165.96 (intro.), (2), (4), (5), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13); to create 165.96 (16) and (17) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Laid on the table

  3. Representatives O'Connor, Sinicki, Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as coauthors

  4. Representatives Fitzgerald and McCarville added as coauthors

  5. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025

  6. Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  7. Senators Spreitzer and Ratcliff added as cosponsors

  8. Fiscal estimate received

  9. Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  10. Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  12. Representatives Udell, Subeck, Miresse and J. Jacobson added as coauthors

  13. Executive action taken

  14. Representatives Bare and Spaude added as coauthors

  15. Representatives DeSmidt, Emerson and Snodgrass added as coauthors

  16. Public hearing held

  17. Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  18. Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Novak, Armstrong, Brill, Dittrich, Franklin, Gundrum, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Spiros, Wichgers and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators James and Habush Sinykin

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 233 do?
An Act to amend 165.96 (intro.), (2), (4), (5), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13); to create 165.96 (16) and (17) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 233?
AB 233 is sponsored by James, Habush Sinykin, Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Franklin, Benjamin (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Rivera-Wagner, Amaad (Democrat), Spiros, John (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), and Steffen, David (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 233?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 02, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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