---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: newborn infant safety devices under the safe haven law."
description: "Relating to: newborn infant safety devices under the safe haven law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 369"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 369 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Cabral-Guevara", "James", "Marklein", "Quinn", "Tomczyk"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-07-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-12-07T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bcc1544-dd81-42e5-a700-93a19955484b"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb369"
source_hash: "5457202c00a63d0478c9e781066cbfb929e344bc882de042d2490ca5260400a5"
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 369 (2023) — Relating to: newborn infant safety devices under the safe haven law.

## 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/2023/REG/SB369)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Cabral-Guevara — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- Marklein — primary (person)
- Quinn — primary (person)
- Tomczyk — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-07-20T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Ballweg, James, Cabral-Guevara, Marklein, Tomczyk and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Schutt, Kitchens, Dittrich, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Brandtjen, Goeben, Green, Gustafson, Hurd, Maxey, Murphy, Myers, Novak, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Snyder, Spiros, Stubbs, Summerfield, Wittke and Schraa `introduction`
- **2023-07-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-27T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Mursau added as a cosponsor
- **2023-07-31T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- **2023-09-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2023-10-19T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-27T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- **2023-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor
- **2023-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 by Committee on Rules
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Cabrera added as a cosponsor
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-11-15T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2023-11-16T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-11-30T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-07T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 79 `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-07T06:00:00+00:00** Published 12-7-2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4bcc1544-dd81-42e5-a700-93a19955484b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).