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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 213

Establishing and changing compensation for city and village elective offices; signing village contracts; bidding procedure for village public construction contracts; officer-of-the-peace status of village officers; publication by the city clerk of fund receipts and disbursements; village and 4th class city regulation of political signs; liability of counties and cities for mob damage; means of providing police and fire protection by cities and villages; holdover status of appointed city and village officers; use of the s. 32.05 procedure in villages for certain housing and urban renewal condemnation; and application of public contract bidder prequalification to 1st class cities

Topics: Assembly, Unlawful, Contracts, Elections: Advertising, Eminent domain, Fire department, Milwaukee: City, Municipality: Council, Municipality: Officers, Municipality: Ordinance, Police, Public liability, Public works, Village: Officers, Village: Ordinance

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 16, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 14, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Oct 20, 2009

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 2, 2010

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 173

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 19, 2010: “Published 3-29-2010”

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What it does

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

This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.

Who's behind it

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Author (1)

  • Joint Legislative Council

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 0 · Jun 16, 2009

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

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 10, 2010

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 Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 19, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 16, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 173.

  3. Mar 11, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 2, 2010

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 10, 2010

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

  6. Jan 20, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Oct 21, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.

  8. Oct 20, 2009

    The Senate received it.

  9. Oct 20, 2009

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Jun 16, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Jun 16, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  12. May 5, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Apr 14, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

  14. Apr 14, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 14, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

  2. Apr 14, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs

  3. May 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 2, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  6. Jun 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Oct 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-20-2009 by committee on Rules

  8. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  11. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  12. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Oct 20, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Oct 21, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations

  15. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  16. Feb 10, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  17. Feb 10, 2010 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  18. Feb 10, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Feb 25, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-2-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  20. Mar 2, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Mar 2, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Mar 2, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Mar 2, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Mar 2, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  26. Mar 5, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  27. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-11-2010

  28. Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-15-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 173

  29. Mar 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 3-29-2010

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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Official term: Author, coauthor. 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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Author

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

Official term: Author, coauthor

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote