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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 292

Recording and filing documents with the register of deeds

Topics: Data processing, Financial Institutions, Department of, Mineral rights, Register of deeds

Became law

The governor signed it on Dec 11, 2009. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jun 2, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Sep 16, 2009

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Nov 5, 2009

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 98

Latest entry in the official record, Dec 15, 2009: “Published 12-28-2009.”

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What it does

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

Under current law, the register of deeds may not record any document unless it complies with certain formatting requirements. Among these is a requirement that the bottom and side margins of the first page of a document to be recorded are at least 0.25 inches.

This bill requires that the bottom and side margins of every page of the document to be recorded are at least 0.25 inches. This bill also permits the register of deeds to return without recording an entire group of related documents representing one transaction when any single document within the group is improperly formatted.

Read the full summary

Current law requires a register of deeds to record conveyances of mineral interests in a register of mineral rights. The bill requires that a register of deeds record conveyances of mineral interests in the index in which the register of deeds records real estate transactions.

Current law provides that a register of deeds may accept electronic documents for recording. The bill provides that any electronic document that is properly indexed in a public index maintained by the register of deeds shall be considered recorded even if the electronic document does not satisfy all of the requirements set forth in the statutes for recording. A similar provision applies under current law to paper documents.

Under current law, a common law trust must meet certain requirements in order to lawfully transact business in the state. Among these are requirements that a declaration of trust be filed with the register of deeds and that a certificate be provided to the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) stating the time when the declaration was filed. The register of deeds is required to charge 25 cents for providing a certificate to DFI. Under this bill, the register of deeds must charge $1 for providing a certificate to DFI.

Who's behind it

13 lawmakers are its ⁠. 7 are Democrats and 6 are Republicans.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 22 names

Authors (13)

Signed on in support (9)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

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 · Sep 10, 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 · Oct 21, 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 Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Dec 15, 2009

    The new law was published.

  2. Dec 11, 2009

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 98.

  3. Dec 8, 2009

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 5, 2009

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Nov 5, 2009

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  6. Oct 21, 2009

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

  7. Sep 30, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Sep 23, 2009

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

  9. Sep 17, 2009

    The Senate received it.

  10. Sep 16, 2009

    The Assembly passed it.

  11. Sep 16, 2009

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  12. Sep 10, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Sep 10, 2009

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

  14. Sep 9, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Aug 25, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Jun 15, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  17. Jun 2, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

  18. Jun 2, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jun 2, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Soletski, Zigmunt, Berceau, Danou, Huebsch, Petrowski, Steinbrink, Strachota, Townsend, Turner, Van Roy, Vos and Vruwink;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Risser, Kedzie, Lehman, Schultz, Taylor and Cowles

  2. Jun 2, 2009 · Assembly

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

  3. Jun 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Aug 25, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Sep 9, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Sep 10, 2009 · Assembly

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

  8. Sep 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Sep 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-16-2009 by committee on Rules

  10. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Representative Spanbauer added as a coauthor

  11. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Sep 17, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

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

  18. Sep 30, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Oct 21, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. Oct 21, 2009 · Senate

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

  21. Oct 21, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Nov 4, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  23. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  24. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Nov 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  31. Dec 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 12-8-2009

  32. Dec 11, 2009 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-10-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 98

  33. Dec 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Published 12-28-2009.

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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

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Wisconsin Act

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

Official term: Act

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

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