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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 131

Pleading requirements for assignees of creditors under the Wisconsin Consumer Act

Topics: Consumer protection, Credit

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Sep 22, 2009, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 9, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Sep 22, 2009

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a consumer credit transaction in which the amount financed is $25,000 or less, and which is entered into for personal, family, or household purposes, is generally subject to the Wisconsin Consumer Act (WCA). The WCA includes requirements for a creditor to satisfy to enforce rights arising from a consumer credit transaction that is subject to the WCA, including pleading requirements for a complaint filed by a creditor to enforce such rights. In Rsidue, L.L.C. v. Michaud , 2006 WI App 164, 295 Wis. 2d 585, 721 N.W. 2d 718, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held that because the WCA does not refer to an assignee of a creditor, the pleading requirements do not apply to an assignee. This bill amends the WCA to specify that the pleading requirements do apply to an assignee of a creditor.

Who's behind it

14 lawmakers are its ⁠. 10 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 18 names

Authors (14)

Signed on in support (4)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics vote on an amendment

Passed, 6 to 4 · Apr 23, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Small Business vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 14, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 14, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  3. Sep 24, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.

  4. Sep 23, 2009

    The Senate received it.

  5. Sep 22, 2009

    The Assembly passed it.

  6. Sep 22, 2009

    The Assembly adopted it.

  7. Apr 23, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  8. Apr 23, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 4.

  9. Apr 14, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Mar 9, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.

  11. Mar 9, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 9, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Roys, Colon, A. Ott, Pope-Roberts, Black, Gunderson, Berceau, Townsend, Molepske Jr., Spanbauer, Fields, Hintz and Seidel;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Lehman, Lassa and Miller

  2. Mar 9, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics

  3. Apr 14, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by committee on Judiciary and Ethics

  6. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 4

  7. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 4

  8. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Sep 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Hebl

  10. Sep 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-22-2009 by committee on Rules

  11. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  13. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  14. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Sep 24, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection

  20. Oct 14, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Oct 14, 2009 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  22. Oct 14, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary