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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 79: Relating to: a disclaimer of parental rights and payments allowed in connection with an adoption.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 79 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: a disclaimer of parental rights and payments allowed in connection with an adoption. Primary sponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Cory Tomczyk (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to concur in 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): Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Cory TomczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Scott AllenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Dave ArmstrongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Treig PronschinskeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Ron TuslerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
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 concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Received from Senate
  3. Ordered immediately messaged
  4. Read a third time and passed
  5. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
  6. Ordered to a third reading
  7. Read a second time
  8. Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
  9. Available for scheduling
  10. Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  11. Executive action taken
  12. Public hearing held

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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