---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: calculation of miles for purposes of relocation of a child 100 miles or more from the other parent in an action affecting the family."
description: "Relating to: calculation of miles for purposes of relocation of a child 100 miles or more from the other parent in an action affecting the family."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "AB 123"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 123 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong", "Brooks", "Goeben", "Knodl", "Mursau", "Wichgers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-12-10T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b7ebf01-7228-4efb-8779-188089d1d933"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab123"
source_hash: "ab06d82b5505c548d86d67c8f43eba81cd941bfd8e76853bb603c8d25be517a6"
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 123 (2025) — Relating to: calculation of miles for purposes of relocation of a child 100 miles or more from the other parent in an action affecting the family.

## 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/2025/REG/AB123)

## Votes

- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Brooks — primary (person)
- Goeben — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Knodl, Wichgers, Brooks, Armstrong and Mursau; cosponsored by Senator Jacque `introduction`
- **2025-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2025-05-22T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Penterman added as a coauthor
- **2025-06-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2025-06-06T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-06T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
- **2025-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- **2025-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2025-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2025-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2025-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2025-06-27T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families `referral-committee`
- **2025-09-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2025-10-02T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2025-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2025-10-13T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2025-10-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-10-14T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2025-10-14T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2025-10-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-10-14T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2025-10-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2025-10-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 10-15-2025 `enrolled`
- **2025-12-04T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-10T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 81 `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-10T06:00:00+00:00** Published 12-10-2025 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b7ebf01-7228-4efb-8779-188089d1d933`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).