Assembly Bill 160
Delaying certain mortgage foreclosure actions
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 19, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Housing.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Author
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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, if a mortgagee brings an action for foreclosure of a mortgage, the homeowner (mortgagor) answers the complaint and the normal civil procedural rules of discovery and evidence, pretrial, and trial apply. If the court determines that the mortgagee has the right to the foreclosure, the court issues a judgment for foreclosure of the mortgage, which entitles the mortgagee to force a sale of the property.
This bill requires the court in a foreclosure action to delay the action for foreclosure of a mortgage for 90 days. Under the bill, the court must delay the action only if the mortgagor shows that all of the following conditions apply:
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1. The mortgagor owns the real estate subject to the mortgage and the property is his or her principal residence.
2. The mortgagor does not own any other real estate.
3. The real estate subject to the mortgage is improved with a residential building containing less than six dwelling units.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . All 5 are Democrats.
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Authors (5)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 15, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 19, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing.
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Mar 19, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 19, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Young, Turner, Kessler, A. Williams and Grigsby
- Mar 19, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Housing
- Apr 15, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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