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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 566
December 6, 2019 - Offered by Representative Kulp.
AB566-ASA1,2,3 1An Act to amend 48.195 (2) (d) 6., 48.235 (4) (a) 3., 48.235 (4m) (a) 3., 48.29 (1),
248.29 (3), 48.30 (2), 48.31 (1), 48.31 (2), 48.31 (4), 48.368 (1), 48.38 (5) (c) 6. b.,
348.40 (1r), 48.415 (1) (a) 1., 48.415 (3) (a), 48.415 (5) (intro.), 48.415 (10) (a),
448.415 (10) (b), 48.417 (1) (intro.), 48.417 (1) (a), 48.417 (1) (b), 48.417 (1) (c),
548.417 (1) (d), 48.417 (2) (intro.), 48.417 (3), 48.417 (4), 48.42 (1) (intro.), 48.42
6(1g) (a) (intro.), 48.42 (1g) (b), 48.42 (1g) (c), 48.42 (1m) (a), 48.42 (1m) (b), 48.42
7(1m) (c), 48.42 (2) (intro.), 48.42 (2) (bm) (intro.), 48.42 (2g) (a), 48.42 (2g) (ag),
848.42 (2m), 48.42 (4) (title), 48.42 (4) (a), 48.42 (4) (b) 3., 48.42 (4) (b) 4. (intro.),
948.422 (title), 48.422 (1), 48.422 (2), 48.422 (3), 48.422 (4), 48.422 (6) (b), 48.422
10(7) (intro.), 48.422 (7) (a), 48.422 (7) (bm), 48.422 (7) (br), 48.422 (8), 48.422 (9)
11(a), 48.423 (2) (intro.), 48.424 (1) (intro.), 48.424 (4) (intro.), 48.424 (4) (b),
1248.425 (1) (am) 2., 48.425 (1) (cm), 48.425 (1m), 48.425 (3), 48.427 (2), 48.43 (1)
13(intro.), 48.46 (2), 48.46 (3), 48.83 (1), 48.835 (3) (title), 48.835 (3) (a), 48.837 (3),

148.837 (4) (e), 48.837 (5), 48.837 (6) (a), 48.837 (6) (b), 48.837 (6) (br), 48.837 (6)
2(d), 938.23 (3) and 938.23 (4); and to create 48.23 (2) (bm), 48.29 (1d) and 48.42
3(1d) of the statutes; relating to: a motion to terminate parental rights.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB566-ASA1,1 4Section 1. 48.195 (2) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566-ASA1,2,105 48.195 (2) (d) 6. A court conducting proceedings under s. 48.21, proceedings
6relating to a petition under s. 48.13 (2m) or 48.42 (1) or a motion under s. 48.42 (1d),
7or dispositional proceedings under subch. VI or VIII relating to the child, the county
8corporation counsel, district attorney, or agency legal counsel representing the
9interests of the public in those proceedings, or the guardian ad litem representing
10the interests of the child in those proceedings.
AB566-ASA1,2 11Section 2 . 48.23 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB566-ASA1,2,1612 48.23 (2) (bm) If a motion to terminate parental rights is filed under s. 48.42
13(1d) in a proceeding involving a child or juvenile alleged to be in need of protection
14or services under s. 48.13 or 938.13, any parent who appears before the court shall
15be represented by counsel as provided under par. (b), beginning with the filing of the
16motion under s. 48.42 (1d).
AB566-ASA1,3 17Section 3. 48.235 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566-ASA1,2,1918 48.235 (4) (a) 3. Petition or file a motion for termination of parental rights or
19any other matter specified under s. 48.14.
AB566-ASA1,4 20Section 4. 48.235 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566-ASA1,2,2221 48.235 (4m) (a) 3. Petition or file a motion for termination of parental rights
22or any other matter specified under s. 48.14 after the child is born.
AB566-ASA1,5 23Section 5 . 48.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566-ASA1,3,10
148.29 (1) The Except as provided under sub. (1d), the child, the child's parent,
2guardian or legal custodian, the expectant mother, or the unborn child's guardian ad
3litem, either before or during the plea hearing, may file a written request with the
4clerk of the court or other person acting as the clerk for a substitution of the judge
5assigned to the proceeding. Upon filing the written request, the filing party shall
6immediately mail or deliver a copy of the request to the judge named in the request.
7When any person has the right to request a substitution of judge, that person's
8counsel or guardian ad litem may file the request. Not more than one such written
9request may be filed in any one proceeding, nor may any single request name more
10than one judge. This section does not apply to proceedings under s. 48.21 or 48.213.
AB566-ASA1,6 11Section 6 . 48.29 (1d) of the statutes is created to read: