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Senate Bill 161
                            Relating To: Relating to: a presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child’s best interest.
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Lobbying Principals
Print| Principal Name | Notified Date | Communication Date | Comments | Supporting Documentation | |
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| End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin: the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Notified Date 4/1/2025 | Communication Date N/A | Comments | Supporting Documentation | |
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 AgainstReport Date 4/1/2025 | |||||
| Legal Action of Wisconsin | Notified Date 10/7/2025 | Communication Date N/A | Comments | Supporting Documentation | Position Info | 
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 OtherReport Date 10/7/2025 Comments The bill may leave LAW's domestic violence victims vulnerable to coercion from abusers in the placement process and places burden of proof on DV victims. May create confusion with legal custody process. | |||||
| National Association of Social Workers - Wisconsin Chapter | Notified Date 5/22/2025 | Communication Date N/A | Comments | Supporting Documentation | |
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 AgainstReport Date 5/22/2025 | |||||
| State Bar of Wisconsin | Notified Date 4/3/2025 | Communication Date N/A | Comments | Supporting Documentation | Position Info | 
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 AgainstReport Date 4/3/2025 Comments The Family Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin opposes this legislation. | |||||
| Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Notified Date 10/7/2025 | Communication Date N/A | Comments | Supporting Documentation | |
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 AgainstReport Date 10/7/2025 | |||||
Lobbying Efforts
| 2025 January - June | 2025 July - December | 2026 January - June | 2026 July - December | Total | |
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| Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter | 2025 January - June 1.00 | 2025 July - December | 2026 January - June | 2026 July - December | Total 1.00 | 
| End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin: the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence | 2025 January - June 1.00 | 2025 July - December | 2026 January - June | 2026 July - December | Total 1.00 |