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Some Family Issue Bills of Interest of the 2011-2012 Session

To research any of these bills, click on the bill number.  This will take you to the history of the bill where you can read the bill or look at other information about the bill by clicking on the highlighted portion of the history.  Click on the SEN VOTE and ASSM VOTE following individual bills to see the vote on that particular bill.  This is page 1 of some of the currently listed bills.   Updated 11/27/11

2011-2012 REGUALR SESSION FAMILY ISSUE BILLS

AB 30 & SB 82 Delegation by a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of powers regarding the care and custody of
             the child by a power of attorney 
AB 30 ASSM VOICE  SEN VOICE  WI ACT 87
AB 42  Presumption and conclusive determination of paternity on basis of genetic test results and orders that may be granted
             on the basis of genetic test results
AB 54  Equalizing physical placement to the highest degree, requiring the court to state the reasons for ordering
            sole legal custody or not equalizing physical placement, and standards for modifying legal custody or
            physical placement

AB 66  Custody and physical placement matters when a party is a service member
AB 247
& SB 177 Jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining
             orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions
AB 247 ASSM VOICE
AB 348 & SB 282 Family planning services and making an appropriation
AB 349 & SB 279 Family planning services under the Medical Assistance waiver program


SB 63  A requirement that termination of parental rights petitions be filed with respect to children under eight years of age,
            and certain children eight years of age or over, who have been placed outside the home for six months
SB 64  Disclosure of adoption records for purposes of determining the availability of a placement for a child with an adoptive
            parent or proposed adoptive parent of a sibling of the child
SB 65  The effect of an order denying, limiting, discontinuing, or prohibiting parental visitation with a child who is adjudged
            to be in need of protection or services, who is the subject of a termination of parental rights petition, or who is in
            sustaining care following a termination of parental rights on visitation between the child and a sibling and requiring a
            child's permanency plan to include a statement as to whether visitation between the child and a sibling is in the best
            interests of the child and sibling when parental visitation is denied, limited, discontinued, or prohibited
SB 82 & AB 30 Delegation by a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of powers regarding the care and custody of
            the child by a power of attorney 
AB 30 ASSM VOICE  SEN VOICE  WI ACT 87
SB 177 & AB 247 Jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse 
              restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions 
AB 247 ASSM VOICE
SB 279 & AB 349 Family planning services under the Medical Assistance waiver program
SB 282 & AB 348 Family planning services and making an appropriation



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