Assembly Bill 385
Access to telephone numbers of state agencies and authorities on the Internet
Topics: Administration, Department of: Agency and general functions, Data processing, State agencies, Telephone
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Aug 18, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill directs the Department of Administration to ensure that each state agency and authority that maintains a site on the Internet includes on the home page of that site at least one telephone number clearly shown in bold type at which the agency or authority may be contacted for general information, as well as a link that enables a visitor to the site to access the telephone numbers for other functional subunits of the agency or authority and the telephone number of each officer and employee of the agency or authority who is assigned to a work station equipped with a telephone, unless the agency or authority can demonstrate that the public interest requires that the name and telephone number of an employee be withheld from disclosure.
Currently, there is no similar requirement.
Who's behind it
4 lawmakers are its . 2 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security vote on an amendment
Passed, 6 to 0 · Feb 5, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 5, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 5, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.
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Jan 27, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 14, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 18, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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Aug 18, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 18, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Schneider, Smith, Townsend and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin and Leibham
- Aug 18, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security
- Sep 14, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 27, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 2, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Schneider
- Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 5, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Feb 5, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Feb 5, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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.
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
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
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.
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote