---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: factors relating to the physical placement of a child."
description: "Relating to: factors relating to the physical placement of a child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 112"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 112 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Bernier", "Nass", "Wimberger"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-18T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-24T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83089959-5992-471b-a0a2-efe01ce8f493"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb112"
source_hash: "890c11bc1c5973d9aa3d3b30e3ecce3abdaefb4d00ed0da4ee4bf1696f608e65"
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 SB 112 (2021) — Relating to: factors relating to the physical placement of a child.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/SB112)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Bernier — primary (person)
- Nass — primary (person)
- Wimberger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Bernier, Ballweg, Wimberger and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Skowronski, Tusler, Wichgers and Spiros `introduction`
- **2021-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Human Services, Children and Families `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-03-12T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-16-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2021-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 by Committee on Rules
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-05-18T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2021-05-20T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 5-20-2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-24T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 5-21-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 37 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-24T05:00:00+00:00** Published 5-22-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83089959-5992-471b-a0a2-efe01ce8f493`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).