Relating to: access to a deceased adoptee's original birth certificate and information about birth parents by an adult child of the adoptee. (FE)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Oct 2021
Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Aug 26, 2021
Signed Mar 7, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Mar 7, 2022
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 3-4-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 150
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules
lower
Dec 7, 2021
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
lower
Oct 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
Oct 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Aug 26, 2021
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Cowles, Felzkowski, Wanggaard, L. Taylor and Jacque;
cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Horlacher, Mursau, Rozar, Cabrera and Sinicki
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AJ
André Jacque
RRepublican
P
Mary Felzkowski
RRepublican
P
Rob Cowles
RRepublican
P
Van Wanggaard
RRepublican
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