AB 903 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: termination of parental rights under the safe haven law. (FE)

AB 903 modifies Wisconsin law regarding parental rights termination for newborns voluntarily relinquished under the safe haven law (s. 48.195). It requires the district attorney or designated official to file a petition to terminate parental rights within 30-60 days after a court finds probable cause that the parent relinquished custody. This directly affects parents who use the safe haven program and child welfare officials handling these cases, ensuring timely legal proceedings for newborns placed in care. The bill focuses on procedural timing, not policy outcomes.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Assembly Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Vetoed

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Vetoed Apr 3, 2026

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Bill Text → Text as Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was converted from a draft introduction to the final enrolled version, removing committee referral notes and adding web interface elements. The substantive legal text regarding the termination of parental rights under the safe haven law remains unchanged, retaining the requirement for a district attorney to file a petition within 30 to 60 days of a child's relinquishment.

Scope change

No change to the scope or applicability of the law; only the document format and metadata were updated.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft metadata including bill introduction dates, sponsoring representatives, committee referrals, and legislative analysis summaries.

Added website navigation links, menu structures, and browser compatibility warnings typical of a published web document.

Replaced the draft header with the official 'Wisconsin Legislature: AB903: Text as Enrolled' title.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 3, 2026

Vetoed

Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read a third time and concurred in

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read a third time and passed

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to committee on Rules

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 3

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Introduced

Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced by Representatives Moses, Dittrich, Doyle, Gundrum, Hurd, Knodl, Maxey, Nedweski, O'Connor and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators James and Jacque

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors