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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 243: Relating to: the age at which an infant is covered under the safe haven law.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 243 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on May 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the age at which an infant is covered under the safe haven law. Primary sponsor: Rob Hutton (Republican), Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob HuttonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Gus GustafsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Joel KitchensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Todd NovakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Priscilla PradoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Laid on table
  3. Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
  4. Available for scheduling
  5. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
  6. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
  7. Executive action taken
  8. Public hearing held
  9. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Hutton
  10. Senator Marklein added as a coauthor
  11. Representative Kurtz added as a cosponsor
  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source