republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2019/ab-52.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: a minor contracting for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program."
description: "Relating to: a minor contracting for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 52"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 52 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "C. Taylor", "Felzkowski", "Fields", "Horlacher", "Knodl", "Kolste", "Loudenbeck", "Mursau", "Plumer", "Schraa", "Sinicki", "Skowronski", "Snyder", "Subeck", "Thiesfeldt", "Tittl", "Tusler", "Zimmerman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-28T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-20T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c61592a5-ba22-446a-9fcf-d7776664d3af"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab52"
source_hash: "2aa833c920d62195794909745237a8f6690427575de64162ab2b150b753cc1ae"
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 52 (2019) — Relating to: a minor contracting for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program.

## 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/AB52-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB52)

## Votes

- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0 — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- C. Taylor — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- Fields — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kolste — primary (person)
- Loudenbeck — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Plumer — primary (person)
- Schraa — primary (person)
- Sinicki — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Snyder — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- Zimmerman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, Snyder, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Fields, Horlacher, Knodl, Kolste, Mursau, Plumer, Sinicki, Skowronski, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, Zimmerman and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Johnson, Olsen and Ringhand `introduction`
- **2019-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor
- **2019-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Bowen added as a coauthor
- **2019-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Loudenbeck `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 5-15-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Gruszynski added as a coauthor
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-08-29T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-08-29T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2019-10-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2019-10-04T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Miller added as a cosponsor
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2019-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- **2019-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 10-11-2019
- **2019-11-15T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-15-2019 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-20T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-19-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 22 `executive-signature`
- **2019-11-20T06:00:00+00:00** Published 11-20-2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c61592a5-ba22-446a-9fcf-d7776664d3af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).