---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: eligibility for adoption assistance. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: eligibility for adoption assistance. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 564"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 564 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Considine", "Dittrich", "Felzkowski", "James", "Kulp", "Kurtz", "Magnafici", "Milroy", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Ramthun", "Sinicki", "Subeck", "Thiesfeldt", "Tittl", "Tranel", "Tusler", "Vining"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-10-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8697053-785a-4700-abe0-92f93d6b67f0"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab564"
source_hash: "58a0fc2c58a39e62853cc75b22e585dc116acd9795c09e400a21e82be3002fc8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 564 (2019) — Relating to: eligibility for adoption assistance. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB564-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB564)

## Votes

- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Considine — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Kurtz — primary (person)
- Magnafici — primary (person)
- Milroy — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Ramthun — primary (person)
- Sinicki — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Tranel — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- Vining — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-10-23T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Subeck, Ballweg, Considine, Dittrich, Felzkowski, James, Kulp, Kurtz, Magnafici, Milroy, Murphy, Ramthun, Sinicki, Tusler, Vining, Thiesfeldt, Tranel and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Olsen `introduction`
- **2019-10-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-28T05:00:00+00:00** Representative L. Myers added as a coauthor
- **2019-10-29T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-10-30T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Edming added as a coauthor
- **2019-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-12-06T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-12-17T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Snyder added as a coauthor
- **2019-12-17T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-12-26T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- **2019-12-26T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-12-26T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-13T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2020-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2020-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2020-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2020-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- **2020-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 1-27-2020
- **2020-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 2-3-2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 2-5-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 92 `executive-signature`
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Published 2-6-2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8697053-785a-4700-abe0-92f93d6b67f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).