Assembly Bill 338
Retaining the real estate transfer fee
Topics: Real estate transfer fee
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Jul 8, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, generally, a person who conveys real property to another person must pay a real estate transfer fee to the register of deeds for the county where the property is located. The county retains 20 percent of the fees collected and submits the remainder to the state. Under this bill, for a 12-month period, the county retains 20 percent of the real estate transfer fees and transmits the remainder to the person to whom the property is conveyed.
Who's behind it
8 lawmakers are its . All 8 are Republicans.
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Authors (8)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Roth · Republican, Senate
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 31, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 8, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Jul 8, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Murtha, Vos, Suder, Townsend, Roth, Brooks, LeMahieu and Gunderson
- Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Jul 31, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate