Wisconsin AB1115: An Act to repeal 48.33 (4) (b), 48.33 (4m), 48.335 (3r), 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m), 938.33 (3) (b), 938.33 (4) (b), 938.33 (4m), 938.335 (3r), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. and 938.357 (5m) (a); to renumber 938.357 (5m) (b); to consolidate, renumber and amend 938.33 (3) (intro.) and (a); to amend 46.10 (1), 46.10 (14) (e) 1., 48.363 (2), 48.645 (3), 49.345 (1), 49.345 (14) (e) 1., 301.12 (1), 301.12 (14) (e) 1., 767.001 (1) (m), 767.511 (1m) (hm), 767.59 (1), 767.59 (2) (c), 767.77 (1), 767.78 (1), 780.01 (5), 893.415 (2) and 938.363 (2); to create 48.36 (4) and 938.36 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: the assignment of child support orders and arrears to the state when a child enters foster care and the role of the Department of Children and Families, county departments of human and social services, and juvenile courts in referring, collecting, and ordering child support. (FE)

What the bill says

To amend 46.10 (1), 46.10 5(14) (e) 1., 48.363 (2), 48.645 (3), 49.345 (1), 49.345 (14) (e) 1., 301.12 (1), 6301.12 (14) (e) 1., 767.001 (1) (m), 767.511 (1m) (hm), 767.59 (1), 767.59 (2) (c), 7767.77 (1), 767.78 (1), 780.01 (5), 893.415 (2) and 938.363 (2); to create 48.36 8(4) and 938.36 (4) of the statutes…

From the introduced text, March 13, 2026:

to amend 46.10 (1), 46.10 5(14) (e) 1., 48.363 (2), 48.645 (3), 49.345 (1), 49.345 (14) (e) 1., 301.12 (1), 6301.12 (14) (e) 1., 767.001 (1) (m), 767.511 (1m) (hm), 767.59 (1), 767.59 (2) (c), 7767.77 (1), 767.78 (1), 780.01 (5), 893.415 (2) and 938.363 (2); to create 48.36 8(4) and 938.36 (4) of the statutes; relating to: the assignment of child support 9orders and arrears to the state when a child enters foster care and the role of 10the Department of Children and Families, county departments of human and 11social services, and juvenile courts in referring, collecting, and ordering child 12support. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill removes the mandatory assignment to the state of child support orders and arrears existing at the time a child enters foster care. With one exception, the bill removes the role of the Department of Children and Families and a county department of social services or human services (county department) in providing child support referrals and collecting child support for families with children in out-of-home care. Specifically, the bill allows DCF or a county department to provide child support referrals if the parent's or parents' income exceeds 400 percent of the federal poverty line or the parent or parents are receiving adoption assistance for the child. In either case, under the …